[Healeys] Engine ID Tag

[Austin Healey]

I usually veld a nut on the rivet.

Gergo

2016-07-02 3:10 GMT+02:00 HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com>:

> I've had good luck using a Dremel to cut a slot in the top of the rivet
> and using a flat bladed screwdriver to unscrew them.
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 7:09 PM, <michael.salter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Those drive screws/ rivets can be a pain to extract.
>> If the head is undamaged I use a Dremel with a fiber disc to produce 2
>> flats on the sides of the head then use a good pair of small Vicegrips to
>> grip and unscrew the  fastener.
>> If the head has been cut off I position a small hex nut over the fastener
>> then TIG welder the nut to the remaining stem of the fastener..
>> Bit like brain surgery but usually successful.
>> Hope that helps.
>> Michael S
>> BN1 #174.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 7:00 PM -0400, <gablegerry at netscape.net> wrote:
>>
>> Has any one been successful replacing the Engine ID Tag?  I tried to tap
>>> the rivets in order to back them out.  Rivets too hard to tap.
>>> Thanks
>>> Hap
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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