rivnuts

["fivetwofive" <CBL302@xxxx>]

Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 03:38:47 +0100
From: "Chris" <chris@xxxx>
Subject: Rivnuts

What's the best way of removing Rivnets?, I have one where the bolt 
is solid
in the rivet but the bolt has no head, and the other bolt has a head 
but
again the bolt has seized into the rivnut and the Rivnut turns in the
underbody. Any ideas?

Thanks

Chris S
Vin 16327


Chris,



The only way to deal with it,is the cut or chisel the head with a die 
grinder or dremmel tool, with a little cut-off wheel,then PUSH the 
body of the rivitnut INTO the fiberglass body,UNDER NO circumstances 
try to pull out the rivitnut,as you will cause fiberglass damage,as 
the rivitnut is in a compressed state,and therefore,the inside area, 
is BIGGER than the hole that it was originally inserted into,once 
pushed into the fiberglass body,you are now ready to install a new 
rivitnut.


Claude
00570