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Low87

03-31-2003 10:01 AM

crossmember removal

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What's the best way to remove the rivets holding this crossmember? There is one on each side. I've got an electric power chisel I can try. Yesterday I drilled through one of them but it didn't do much more than make a hole. I've got to get this out of the way for my fuel cell.

LOHRTBT

03-31-2003 10:05 AM

a hammer....lol A BDH!! Big damn hammer!! haha
Do you have a sawsall??

Izzy	03-31-2003 10:12 AM

Oxy torch, plasma torch or an air hammer or a cut off wheel as a last resort. :D

Ol' Grey

03-31-2003 10:57 AM

A blue-tipped wrench right through the center or a side grinder to grind the head off.

BigRed

03-31-2003 10:59 AM

I've removed rivets with a die grinder several times. That's your best bet probably if you don't have access to a torch.

bagged81

03-31-2003 01:52 PM

I used an air chisel (sp).

bigblock73

03-31-2003 01:54 PM

I ground the heads of mine off and popped out the rivets with a chisel and hammer.

-Jeff

AirMale

03-31-2003 02:22 PM

A small hand gernade:)

TIMSPEED

03-31-2003 03:15 PM

I took my Oxy/Acy torch and heated up the ends of the rivets and had my friend hit the thing with a hammer..voila, took about 2 minutes and it was off! :D

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