vent window rivet installation help!

[justin4260]

I've got the window pivot rivets and the tool too put them on but i can't get them to crimp. how do you put these on? pictures help

[lolife99]

I never remove the pivot rivet itself.
I remove the two rivets from the frame to bracket.

[lolife99]

This thread shows the rivet tool I use,...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=567631

[leftybass209]

Are they folding over correctly, and just not crushing down? I used the tool until it folded over, then used a large flat punch to get it as firm as I wanted. Worked great.

[71meangreenc10]

I took an Arbor press and drilled out the center of the press to put the tool in. Works pretty good.

I really have no idea why the tools for these tubular rivets are so expensive.

Smitty

[justin4260]

these are the tools I'm usig and i can't even get it to fold over

[AirSpeed]

I used a pop rivet and a rivet gun on both my trucks, first truck I did about 15 years ago and it's still good.

[justin4260]

so the aluminum pop rivets don't
break?

[AirSpeed]

Originally Posted by justin4260

so the aluminum pop rivets don't
break?

Mine never have. I just bought the shortest rivets I could find. I originally bought the rivets and tool shown above and finally threw them away.

[justin4260]

ok i figured it out. i flipped the window upside down then put the top of the rivet on a jack and put the tool on the bottom. have a buddy hold the window while you hit the tool into the rivet with a hammer. it took about 10-30 seconds yo get it to mushroom and seat how i wanted it. ps. (in the picture i haven't got the rivet mushroomed all the way)