replacing window rollers on a 67
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From: taunton mass
replacing window rollers on a 67
Hi fellas, I've been trying to replace the window rollers , I have a replacement set from a major supplier . I ground off one of the rollers and when I went to install the replacement I find the body of the replacement rivet is .194 and the original is .206 . I have come to find that there is no way I can squeeze this rivet to make it fit tightly in the hole the original came out of. Does anyone have any experience with replacing these rollers? At this point I am looking for a way to reuse the roller that came out. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Jeff
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Does this help?? See page 4 of link in article by Bill Lacy. http://www.stlouisncrs.org/news_file...uarter2012.pdf
If not, please explain a bit more about exactly what you are fixing.
Larry
If not, please explain a bit more about exactly what you are fixing.
Larry
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Jeff:
This may or may not help you: Aluminum rivets will squeeze out or enlarge their shank diameter the more you squeeze or hammer them with a rivet gun. You are looking to make up 0.012 inch with basically a 3/16 nominal rivet. If you start with a extra long rivet shank, you should be able to make it fit..........or perhaps put some heat shrink (2 layers) over the rivet shank before riveting.
Outside of this, I should probably give up trying to help.
Larry
This may or may not help you: Aluminum rivets will squeeze out or enlarge their shank diameter the more you squeeze or hammer them with a rivet gun. You are looking to make up 0.012 inch with basically a 3/16 nominal rivet. If you start with a extra long rivet shank, you should be able to make it fit..........or perhaps put some heat shrink (2 layers) over the rivet shank before riveting.
Outside of this, I should probably give up trying to help.
Larry
