How the hell do I get these brackets off??
New bumper if I can get the old mounts off (1 Viewer)
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Those are tough. If you have a grinder grind the heads of the rivets off then get a punch and hammer and beat it through.
It may not be the best way, but I would Drill into head. Then use a hammer and chisel to pop it off , or an angle grinder if it fits in that space. The fortunate have an air chisel.
Death wheel/Grinder. pain in the butt usually. or burn them off with a torch.
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Thanks guys! Was hoping I wasn't to stupid to see the easy way. Sawzaw and punch it is! Always appreciated. So pumped about new bumper. Pics to come.
either drill the center just past the plane of the frame or cut an X in the rivet head. At this point an air chisel will pop the head of in less than ten seconds....A manual chisel will take a bit longer
If you use a drill it works best to drill deep enough to pass the last plane of the steel frame. You can use a straight punch at that point and if you've drilled deep enough the head will shear easy and the rivet will collapse on itself. If you don't drill deep enough you may mushroom the remainder and you're back to start
I did pretty much what the photos show. Patience is a virtue...so I hear...I'm not very patient.
Center punch the rivets, then drill the centers like the pictures. I bought a 16" cold chisel with flat cut
bottom. Then I hit it with a 10 lb sledge. Usually 2-4 hits and it's done. That's how I've removed more
than a couple dozen.
I did have the chance to borrow a variable adjustment air hammer last time, it was amazing but I didn't
price one out yet. Drilling the center out of the rivet still makes a huge difference.
bottom. Then I hit it with a 10 lb sledge. Usually 2-4 hits and it's done. That's how I've removed more
than a couple dozen.
I did have the chance to borrow a variable adjustment air hammer last time, it was amazing but I didn't
price one out yet. Drilling the center out of the rivet still makes a huge difference.
