hemi_fan Active Member Apr 8, 2004 279 3 28 Ontario, Canada Aug 1, 2004 #1 Aug 1, 2004 #1 Is drilling the only way to remove parts held on by rivets? And if so, what size/type drill bit should I go get to do the job?
Is drilling the only way to remove parts held on by rivets? And if so, what size/type drill bit should I go get to do the job?
90mustangGT I felt sorry for girls because Founding Member Jan 15, 2002 2,773 17 89 Dallas, GA Aug 1, 2004 #2 Aug 1, 2004 #2 Sometimes you can use a punch and knock out the stud, on some rivets it works, sometime it doesn't. Drilling is the best way.
Sometimes you can use a punch and knock out the stud, on some rivets it works, sometime it doesn't. Drilling is the best way.
fox racer Member Jun 22, 2004 577 0 16 Staten Island, NYC Aug 1, 2004 #3 Aug 1, 2004 #3 what i do for rivets is, get a bit that can just barely move freely in and out of the center of it, get one size bigger, and use that.
what i do for rivets is, get a bit that can just barely move freely in and out of the center of it, get one size bigger, and use that.
ALMOST STOCK Founding Member Sep 23, 2000 1,250 41 88 CA. Aug 1, 2004 #4 Aug 1, 2004 #4 A good quality drill bit will make easy work out of drilling the old rivet out. Use a drill bit that's 3/32nd larger than the OD of the actual rivet shaft, that way it cuts the old rivet out but doesn't enlarge the original hole Dia.
A good quality drill bit will make easy work out of drilling the old rivet out. Use a drill bit that's 3/32nd larger than the OD of the actual rivet shaft, that way it cuts the old rivet out but doesn't enlarge the original hole Dia.
hemi_fan Active Member Apr 8, 2004 279 3 28 Ontario, Canada Aug 1, 2004 #5 Aug 1, 2004 #5 thanks for the tips! should help out a lot when i start takin the front end apart to see if i bent my frame in the accident :S
thanks for the tips! should help out a lot when i start takin the front end apart to see if i bent my frame in the accident :S