Truck Frame Rivet Tool

Body rivets are usually installed cold with a waffle tool.

Truck frame rivet tool.

Once the rivet is through the hole you want 1 1 2 times the diameter sticking out so trim them to length first. These threaded die drivers provide precise control while clinching the rivet an important advantage when working with fragile materials that could be damaged using a punch or pliers style rivet tool. This takes about 2 seconds. Frame rivets are installed hot.

Give the punch a whack and the rivet comes out with minimal distortion to the rivetted material. Published on oct 7 2018 how to remove rivets found on gm and some ford truck frames. Re riveting a 1950 chevy pickup frame by deve with alot of help from his friends. Observe all safety precautions and use common sense.

Our huck truck repair kits include huckpsin huckspin 2 and bobtail repair kits for truck frames. If a rivet is too long cut it with a saw if you grind it and quench it. Everything happens really fast. Bolting the cross member in and even put a few weld is some hidden areas is a great idea before you buck the first rivet.

Complete truck cab kit by huck 0650002 complete truck cab kit by huck 0650002 which gives you everything you need to start repairing your truck. To remove rivets a big cold chisel and suitable hammer works well. It would be very difficult to do this on a complete truck due to the fire hazard. Drill them part way through if you need to not always necessary if you are comfortable swinging a hammer though.

The tools used in the video are a hitachi 4 5 grinder and a rough country torsion bar tool 85. Push hard and straight until the rivet setting tool is almost completely against the frame. Master carr is a good source for rivets and your local implement dealer usually can sell you small quantity s. Do not confuse a flat head rivet with a countersunk head rivet rivet shapes are different from.

To remove solid rivets we used grind the heads off drill hole about 3 4 deep into rivet with a drill slightly smaller than the diameter of the rivet insert pin punch masonry nail in hole back the peened side with a fairly heavy steel rod which has a hole drilled into it s end to fit fairly loosely over the peen. So be sure to have your rivet gun ready and place the rivet setter very squarely on the top of the red hot rivet and pull the trigger while pushing down. Waffle tools are not used on frame rivets. Removing large rivets without drilling.

The pintonka classic rivet tool comes standard with two die drivers a balanced and convenient t handle driver that can be spun in the tool for speed and a hex head driver that can be used in tight spaces where the swing of the t handle would strike the work.