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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: vtrdaz on March 07, 2007, 20:02:37

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: vtrdaz on March 07, 2007, 20:02:37

Is it possible to fit these without an expensive tool - tried a couple of ways with bolts and washers but they never seem to take properly.

Any ideas? :roll:

Cheers
Darren

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: solihull-mick on March 07, 2007, 20:15:00

can use my fitting tool if you want?

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: blackbob on March 07, 2007, 20:40:50

use a long bolt with a washer and a nut and two spanners

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: Porny on March 07, 2007, 23:01:47

Quote from: "solihull-mick"

can use my fitting tool if you want?

Or mine  :wink:
Can do up to M10....


Ian

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: Sheddy on March 07, 2007, 23:04:51

Quote from: "blackbob"

use a long bolt with a washer and a nut and two spanners

TWO washers and plenty of grease between them.

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: mud-club-matty on March 07, 2007, 23:13:12

Quote from: "Porny"

Quote from: "solihull-mick"

can use my fitting tool if you want?

Or mine  :wink:
Can do up to M10....


Ian

 im still waiting for yours  :wink:

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: AbyssDJ on March 07, 2007, 23:13:15

whats a rivnut when its at home? some cross between a rivet and a nut i bet?!?!?! :roll:

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: hairyasswelder on March 08, 2007, 08:16:03

Quote from: "abyssdj"

whats a rivnut when its at home? some cross between a rivet and a nut i bet?!?!?! :roll:

Its a threaded insert crimped into thin metal using a special type of rivet gun a lot like this.....

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: AbyssDJ on March 08, 2007, 12:11:45

so basically a nut that rivets into something then? :) handy

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: ringo on March 08, 2007, 13:08:55

Try this:

http://www.x-eng.co.uk/rivnut.asp

I did it and it works a treat....

Ringo

Title: fitting rivnuts without a tool?
Post by: vtrdaz on March 08, 2007, 19:30:47

Quote from: "Porny"

Quote from: "solihull-mick"

can use my fitting tool if you want?

Or mine  :wink:
Can do up to M10....


Ian

Thanks for the offer ian - are you ever over at the whitley site?

Darren