Drilling front rotor rivets ?????
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Burning Brakes
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Drilling front rotor rivets ?????
Since the search feature is down...can anyone discribe how to successfully drill out the rivets so that the rotor can come off? I have looked at the tech tip but uncertain if I have drilled far enough in & don't understand what I am supposed to do with a chisel & screw driver.
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Re: Drilling front rotor rivets ????? (Skruball73)
You can drill all the way through and then chisel around the rivet edge before pushing it out through the backside. Don't use a drill bit that is too large in diameter, otherwise you will cut into the rotor.
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Re: Drilling front rotor rivets ????? (63Banshee)
so how long is the rivet? with the chiseling...are we talking about knocking the outside edge to the center? I mean, the head of the rivet is flat and inset flush in a bigger hole, now ther is a drilled hole in the head of the rivet and the was some space at the outside edge of the rivet head. Do I take the chisel to the outside edge & hammer towards the center hole?
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Re: Drilling front rotor rivets ????? (Skruball73)
so how long is the rivet?
with the chiseling...are we talking about knocking the outside edge to the center?
Do I take the chisel to the outside edge & hammer towards the center hole?
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Re: Drilling front rotor rivets ????? (Skruball73)
Let me know how it goes. I'm in Flower Mound if you need anything.
