iiyama
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:11 PM |
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Rivnuts
Can these be fitted without using the special tool? Was thinking about pulling them up with a steel bolt. Will this work? Or am I dilusional? 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:17 PM |
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Absolutely!
Three hands are useful, but not essential...
Take one piece of strip steel, about 12" long. Drill a clearance hole for whatever bolt the rivnut is for, near one end. Put a nut on a bolt,
then put the end through the hole and fully into the rivnut.
Insert the rivnut into the hole (try to get the size exact), then use a spanner to wind the nut towards the strip. You'll probably have to hold
the head of the bolt with a socket while you're doing this. This action will pull on the bolt and pull up the back of the rivnut.
So you've got one hand holding the steel strip in place, one working the spanner and the 3rd holding the socket wrench! Ingenuity helps...
This does take a fair bit of effort and is likely to wreck the bolt eventually, so use loads of grease and a washer under the nut also helps a lot.
HTH,
David
[Edited on 13/9/07 by David Jenkins]
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mackei23b
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:19 PM |
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Hi there
Yes is the answer, I've done that with both steal and aluminuim ones, I just used a flat bar with a hole in it to act as a spacer between the
rivnut and the bolt if that makes sence.
Cheers
Ian
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BenB
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:37 PM |
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http://www.fjr1300.info/howto/rivnut-tool.html
is pretty much what's already been said!!!
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donut
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:40 PM |
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oooooh how clever!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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iank
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:41 PM |
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Or the Rolls Royce version from Mr Jenkins site (assuming you have access to a lathe).
Under 'Special Tools'
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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iiyama
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 02:53 PM |
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Ta muchly!! 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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andylancaster3000
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| posted on 13/9/07 at 04:51 PM |
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Ive fitted them quite successfully with just a long bolt with a plain nut on it. Run nut to end of thread, spin bolt into rivnut, insert into whole
and wind the nut against the rivnut with two spanners. Job done! 
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