One of the shocks snapped off my truck cap/shell rear window. The rivet heads popped off where it fastens on the frame around window. The rivet seems to go through the weather-strip in the frame and there is nowhere for the remaining shank to go, drilling just spins it. Now what the @#$@ do I do? Thanks ;-p
Not sure what you are talking about, but I'll answer anyway. Punch it in and replace with a pop-rivet?
Hi, Spin little more and loosen it, then punch out or use something like bearing puller to push it out gently?
eads popped off where it fastens on the frame around window. The rivet seem s to go through the weather-strip in the frame and there is nowhere for the remaining shank to go, drilling just spins it. Now what the @#$@ do I do? Thanks ;-p
Needle-nose pliers to grip the outside of the rivet and small enough drill bit to not take the outside edge off the rivet and screw up the pliers.
Not sure what you are talking about, but I'll answer anyway. Punch it in and replace with a pop-rivet?
=========== can't punch it in, there's no where for it to go
Needle-nose pliers to grip the outside of the rivet and small enough drill bit to not take the outside edge off the rivet and screw up the pliers.
======= not enough exposed to grab :(
Use and automatic center punch around the circumference of the hole to make little craters that will pinch the rivet tighter in the hole then drill. ^_^
TDD
eads popped off where it fastens on the frame around window. The rivet seem s to go through the weather-strip in the frame and there is nowhere for the remaining shank to go, drilling just spins it. Now what the @#$@ do I do? Thanks ;-p
Can you come in with a fairly large drill bit. say the diameter of the rive t head, and then come in at an angle and chew away at the rivet head sidewa ys? I have been abl;e todo that a number of times.
A dremmel with a grindstone or milling cutter
4.5" angle grinder?
nate
Good idea. I would use a small cutoff wheel to make a cross in the rivet head and it should come out pretty easily.
Good idea. I would use a small cutoff wheel to make a cross in the rivet head and it should come out pretty easily.
=========== the heads snapped off, that's why the shock fell off ;-p
don't have a dremmel, but dad has air tools, pretty sure I've seen some grindstones and cutting attachments too, will have to give that a try
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