zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 09:19 PM |
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Do I have to use a rivnut tool
as above really do I need to use rivnuts to hold my body panels on in the certain areas the need to go.
is there a reason I cant just drill and use a small bolt with the screw kind of threads and a big washer is this not just the same thing??? afterall
Ive used similar things elsewhere and they go really tight inot the chassis if need be so I doubt it would be a loose fixing.
ta chris
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 09:56 PM |
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Why don't you want to use rivnuts? They're nothing special and easy enough to fix in place. Having said that, I'm not 100% sure what
the alternative method is you're describing
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 10:14 PM |
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dont think theres anywhere I can get a rivnut tool now its christmas shut down etc
ill have to see tomorrow
I was just seeing if theres an alternative
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 10:38 PM |
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I have used this method, OK for bigger stuff but crap for sub 6mm rivnuts. Can't remember the original author however URL at bottom of PDF.
[Edited on 22/12/05 by givemethebighammer]
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 10:43 PM |
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do you mean youve used rivnuts
the pdf doesnt work
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 10:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
do you mean youve used rivnuts
the pdf doesnt work
Yes, all over the car in various sizes (using method detailed below - sorry should have been clearer in my wording). The pdf opens in acrobat reader 7
for me (from page as well as local)
if not original URL
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/oakwood_data/pulling_rivnuts.htm
[Edited on 22/12/05 by givemethebighammer]
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 10:57 PM |
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cheers mate
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 11:12 PM |
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I have a rivnut tool you are welcome to borrow, you'll have to come up to Leeds for it though.
Paul
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 11:19 PM |
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thanks for the offer
but ill buy one tomorrow!
was just wondering about other methods
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stevebubs
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 11:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Why don't you want to use rivnuts? They're nothing special and easy enough to fix in place. Having said that, I'm not 100% sure what
the alternative method is you're describing
Sounds like Self-tappers to me
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 12:03 AM |
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yes but there thicker and have a hex head what would be wrong with these and a nice washer underneath
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emsfactory
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 12:56 AM |
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I drilled right through the chassis for some panels.used a nut and bolt and then welded the nut on. Captive and removable and cost hee haw.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 09:05 AM |
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Sound like the old Cortina wing fitting bolts to me . OK if screwed into a spire nut.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 02:56 PM |
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Would you not be as well just tapping the chassis?
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 03:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MkIndy7
Would you not be as well just tapping the chassis?
not much material there to tap I suspect ?
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sgraber
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 03:31 PM |
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When I needed to install some riv-nuts in my chassis I didn't have the installer tool so I made my own. I made a short mpg video showing how
simple it is to make your own with stuff you might have laying around. For me it was a little metal bracket and a vice-grip.
Watch The Video Here
As long as it's only a few riv-nuts, my method works great. Of course the proper tool would be better if you were doing these all the time.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 10:53 PM |
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hi mate thats really helpful so basically your just screwing in the rivnut with some kind of braket acting as a washer
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sgraber
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 12:50 AM |
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That's correct. The bracket presses against the flange of the riv-nut. The clamp pressure against the bracket is what keeps the rivnut from
spinning as it is being turned.
If you are only doing a couple it's simple, and above all low cost!
Merry Christmas!
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 01:01 AM |
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thats brilliant so the rivnut doesnt come out
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 10:57 AM |
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Rivnut tool --- called a set screw, nut and washer as shown in Landr-Rover workshop manual.
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