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Do I have to use a rivnut tool
zxrlocost - 22/12/05 at 09:19 PM

as above really do I need to use rivnuts to hold my body panels on in the certain areas the need to go.

is there a reason I cant just drill and use a small bolt with the screw kind of threads and a big washer is this not just the same thing??? afterall Ive used similar things elsewhere and they go really tight inot the chassis if need be so I doubt it would be a loose fixing.

ta chris

Hellfire - 22/12/05 at 09:56 PM

Why don't you want to use rivnuts? They're nothing special and easy enough to fix in place. Having said that, I'm not 100% sure what the alternative method is you're describing

zxrlocost - 22/12/05 at 10:14 PM

dont think theres anywhere I can get a rivnut tool now its christmas shut down etc

ill have to see tomorrow

I was just seeing if theres an alternative

givemethebighammer - 22/12/05 at 10:38 PM

I have used this method, OK for bigger stuff but crap for sub 6mm rivnuts. Can't remember the original author however URL at bottom of PDF.

[Edited on 22/12/05 by givemethebighammer]

zxrlocost - 22/12/05 at 10:43 PM

do you mean youve used rivnuts

the pdf doesnt work

givemethebighammer - 22/12/05 at 10:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
do you mean youve used rivnuts

the pdf doesnt work


Yes, all over the car in various sizes (using method detailed below - sorry should have been clearer in my wording). The pdf opens in acrobat reader 7 for me (from page as well as local)

if not original URL

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/oakwood_data/pulling_rivnuts.htm

[Edited on 22/12/05 by givemethebighammer]

zxrlocost - 22/12/05 at 10:57 PM

cheers mate

skydivepaul - 22/12/05 at 11:12 PM

I have a rivnut tool you are welcome to borrow, you'll have to come up to Leeds for it though.
Paul

zxrlocost - 22/12/05 at 11:19 PM

thanks for the offer
but ill buy one tomorrow!

was just wondering about other methods

stevebubs - 22/12/05 at 11:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Why don't you want to use rivnuts? They're nothing special and easy enough to fix in place. Having said that, I'm not 100% sure what the alternative method is you're describing


Sounds like Self-tappers to me

zxrlocost - 23/12/05 at 12:03 AM

yes but there thicker and have a hex head what would be wrong with these and a nice washer underneath

emsfactory - 23/12/05 at 12:56 AM

I drilled right through the chassis for some panels.used a nut and bolt and then welded the nut on. Captive and removable and cost hee haw.

rusty nuts - 23/12/05 at 09:05 AM

Sound like the old Cortina wing fitting bolts to me . OK if screwed into a spire nut.

MkIndy7 - 23/12/05 at 02:56 PM

Would you not be as well just tapping the chassis?

givemethebighammer - 23/12/05 at 03:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MkIndy7
Would you not be as well just tapping the chassis?


not much material there to tap I suspect ?

sgraber - 23/12/05 at 03:31 PM

When I needed to install some riv-nuts in my chassis I didn't have the installer tool so I made my own. I made a short mpg video showing how simple it is to make your own with stuff you might have laying around. For me it was a little metal bracket and a vice-grip.

Watch The Video Here

As long as it's only a few riv-nuts, my method works great. Of course the proper tool would be better if you were doing these all the time.

zxrlocost - 23/12/05 at 10:53 PM

hi mate thats really helpful so basically your just screwing in the rivnut with some kind of braket acting as a washer

sgraber - 24/12/05 at 12:50 AM

That's correct. The bracket presses against the flange of the riv-nut. The clamp pressure against the bracket is what keeps the rivnut from spinning as it is being turned.

If you are only doing a couple it's simple, and above all low cost!

Merry Christmas!

zxrlocost - 24/12/05 at 01:01 AM

thats brilliant so the rivnut doesnt come out

britishtrident - 24/12/05 at 10:57 AM

Rivnut tool --- called a set screw, nut and washer as shown in Landr-Rover workshop manual.