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Old 07-02-2009, 09:09 PM   #8
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Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques?

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Originally Posted by msgross View Post
grind an "X" on the head with a cutoff wheel.. then use an air chisel to nip the four pieces right off... sometimes I had to use the air chisel with a punch installed to knock it out then... Didn't mess up the metal at all..
That's a great idea. I have to take the rivets out of the front crossmember to install my swaybar - I think that's the way I'll do it. Only thing I'm nervous about is that the gas line is only a couple of inches from the rivet - I'm gonna have to protect it somehow.
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