hanger rivets
 

Whats the best way to get hanger rivets out?

(i don't have torches) but got pretty much every other tool.

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i used my grinder with a cut off wheel just cut an x in the head of the rivet then knock the rest out with a chisel

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I used Harbor freight's 13$ air hammer.

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I used a dremel wi th a cut off wheel and gouged ravines into the rivets then a hammer and chisel... i found that with my cheap compressor we didnt get enough air power to blast em off that way

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4.5 inch grinder with Dewalt cutting/grinding disc

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yup

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Alright thanks guys these are alot of great ideas! i got a grinder and air hammer so looks like thats the route for me :) my driver side hanger is pretty close to the gas tank. Do i need to remove it? or would covering it with a welding blanket be ok?

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its way easier with the tank dropped

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Or the bed off. And I used an air hammer/chisel.

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i didnt end up droping the tank just air chisel worked like butter.

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Chisel and a 2 lb hammer!

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x2

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I recently did this and I started out with drilling the rivets about half way and then hit it with the grinder and it worked pretty good but I quickly realized its faster to just grind the heads off.