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09-13-2008, 12:06 PM
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Location: Poplar Bluff, MO
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Rebuilding the fresh air vents
Has anyone rebuilt these? I thought this would be a breeze until I saw these little black rivets and how flat they were and realized that the rivets I have were regular pop rivets and they will leave a nasty looking obstruction on the back. These items are not that great and I can not be the only one that has to replace these seals, so dig deep boys and girls and help me. Where do I find these rivets? I am having the toughest luck with rivets these days!
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09-13-2008, 12:08 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
I am about scared to drill out these rivets until I hear from you!
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09-13-2008, 12:19 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
I'll be dammed.....I was just in my shop getting ready to final paint my interior when I remembered my fresh air vents. upon inspection what's left of the gasket is not servicable...so thinking how the hell am I going to replace them? I set them aside to paint until I replace the gaskets and do my exterior...very weird that I come in while my comressor is building to see what's going on and see this post. Can't wait myself to hear the input from the gang!!
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09-13-2008, 12:31 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
I guess it just goes to show that great minds, rebuild alike!
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09-13-2008, 12:57 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
Yup, I'm looking at doing that too, so I'm interested in any replies. I too thought it would be an easy job to replace the seal. I've taken mine apart, the flaps are just tin, like an old soup can, pretty flimsy once they are apart. Someone must have done this before!
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09-13-2008, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Texas
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
Spruce Aircraft or wicks probably has some aircraft rivets that are close to these. It probably entails an installation tool. You can probably rent the tool out to those on this thread after you buy it.
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09-13-2008, 02:02 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
It is a steel clutch or brake shoe rivet. Should be able to get them at a clutch supply house or maybe NAPA. To reattach them there is a tool, but you can use a large center punch to flare them and then a blunt punch to seat them. I do have a tool I might rent out if enough interest.
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09-13-2008, 09:39 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
Is the gasket/seal available from someone. You could bolt them together and then replace the rivets one by one. Any good industrial supply house should have rivets...MSC or McMaster Carr
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09-14-2008, 02:29 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
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09-15-2008, 09:28 AM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
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Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim |
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09-14-2008, 06:03 AM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
The PO did the ones on "GQ" I will try to see what he
used and get a picture later on today if I have time 
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09-14-2008, 10:52 PM
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Re: Rebuilding the fresh air vents
When most people think of rivets these days they only think of pop rivets, but those are a mechanical rivet. You just need the special chunk of metal with a dimple in it and some mechanical rivets. You put the rivet in the hole, hold the metal block with dimmple on the rivet and smack it with a hammer.
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