Anyone used one of these, or can recommend other?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MEMFAST-R...583361?hash=item43dec9e9c1:g:iaoAAOSwjVVVjAOI
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MEMFAST-R...583361?hash=item43dec9e9c1:g:iaoAAOSwjVVVjAOI
No, I've not used one. I did try the nut and bolt trick and failed miserably. If you intend to use a lot of rivnuts then I would recommend a gun of some description. They seem very expensive to me though.Anyone used one of these, or can recommend other?
Having lost a few rear mudflaps over the years and once going to the local indie to have rivnuts set back in the cross member, then failing to set them myself in the new chassis, I opted for stainless nuts and bolts. Got a length of thin gardening wire and put a loop in the end. Screwed the bolt in to the loop and guided the wire down the end of the cross member. Took about 20 seconds per bolt per side. After spending an hour and a half faffing on with ali rivnuts, it was a relief. Much stronger and longer lasting too.Thanks for the replies. I want one for various jobs on the 90. I'm going to (eventually) repair the frames on the two doors and want to set nuts into the frame for fixing the inner panel to. Also for mudflap brackets on the rear cross member. Been swithering on cheaper or investing in a decent one for ages.
More or less how mine are fitted at the moment. My thoughts are though, if they are easy to remove, I'll take them off now and again and repaint them as they get scabby quite quickly. Cheers for info though.Having lost a few rear mudflaps over the years and once going to the local indie to have rivnuts set back in the cross member, then failing to set them myself in the new chassis, I opted for stainless nuts and bolts. Got a length of thin gardening wire and put a loop in the end. Screwed the bolt in to the loop and guided the wire down the end of the cross member. Took about 20 seconds per bolt per side. After spending an hour and a half faffing on with ali rivnuts, it was a relief. Much stronger and longer lasting too.
Kicking myself as I was watching a complete set of those on eBay and ended up not bidding. Sold for £64.We use the commercial kits for work, M6 up to M12 in the larger set and M4 to M6 in the smaller one.
Fitted properly, a steel rivnut is a good permanent job, but I've never had any success with lesser tooling. Proper drill size is needed and correct finish of the hole before the insert is fitted.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381198242727 is the sort we use.
Peter
That was another problem I had. The holes in my Richards Chassis were hexagonal, so hex rivnuts needed.We use the commercial kits for work, M6 up to M12 in the larger set and M4 to M6 in the smaller one.
Fitted properly, a steel rivnut is a good permanent job, but I've never had any success with lesser tooling. Proper drill size is needed and correct finish of the hole before the insert is fitted.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381198242727 is the sort we use.
Peter
Might try and make these up myself. Heavy wall tube with a rod welded on would do.They're having a laugh with the price, surely!
Worth a go. Yours might not be 'bright steel', but it's not much of a selling point.Might try and make these up myself. Heavy wall tube with a rod welded on would do.
Might try and make these up myself. Heavy wall tube with a rod welded on would do.
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