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Nutserts! Arrgh! Help! It Sucks!
Magnum Opus:
I am totally getting my butt kicked by 10mm nutserts. I think I might be missing something. Like a proper tool or something. It has to be easier than this. I am trying to mount body cladding to the Jeep. I have only drilled one quarter panel, and I ain't going no further till I figure this out. Any help at all would be magical!
bonecollector:
Nutserts can be a pain. I have found that even after center punching and drilling, panel alignment can be an issue. What kind of tool do you have to install them? I have this http://www.harborfreight.com/3-in-1-riveter-kit-94100.html, but it is for SAE sizes.
My Rusty's door armor came with something that looks like this :
http://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-rivet-nut-tool-2
Magnum Opus:
The one Smitty bilt is similar in design to rusties, only more cumbersome. I ordered a metric riveter from amazon last night. There is like 40 spots to rivet for this armor, so I am not gonna use that rinkie dink rig they sent me. I think I looked at everything on youtube on the topic. They make it look so easy. So far the additional things I need to use the supplied kit is one mechanically inclined and trainable Kracken (yes an octopus or a squid does have enough arms to accomplish the task, but a Kracken has better upper body strength) and about 3 cheater bars.
It will probably be good to have the riveter around. Those M10 rivets are legit! I don't think those were meant to be landed with common hand tools.
calvynandhobbs:
I've seen some of the parts that required those and watched a few of the videos when I was thinking about buying those said parts. Haven't ordered anything that requires them yet, but it looks like a cumbersome process.
Magnum Opus:
Starting panel 2 of 4 this morning. It is a different kind of suck with the right tool. So far the key is patience, will power, and a good tap. Those damn rivnuts will spin at the drop of a hat. I think air tools would be the answer if I had to do this again, but I am pretty sure that would be a very expensive single purpose tool. I might get one when I grow up and retire.
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