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Old 02-03-2012, 07:43 AM   #19
Motor31
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Removing the rivet is easy. Just get a drill bit that is only slightly larger than the hollow part of the rivet head. All you want to do is drill away the part of the rivet that connects the hollow shaft to the head. The head will "crawl" up the drill bit when you have done that. It takes a light touch. Do not drill all the way through the hole in the rest of the fitting. Then just push the shaft of the rivet inside the door and put another one in it's place. You can find the rivet gun and rivets in any hardware store. You want a rivet that is able to fit in the hole but not sloppy when not expanded. If there is a very slight friction inserting it that's great. Then squeeze the rivet gun handle to expand the rivet and pop out the center pole. Make sure the two pieces of material to be joined are touching. Any gap in between them will weaken the bond and cause the rivet to fail.
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