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?
Rivet Removal
- Thread starter hemi_fan
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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
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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
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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.
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.
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
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