[Mgs] rivets without holes

[David F. Darby]

I did the same thing and mine weeps also,

 

David

 

From: Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of dwoerpel
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:40 PM
To: Eric Russell; mgs at autox.team.net; dave at ranteer.com
Subject: Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes

 

I did similar but the buck was an alloy. Worked well on the tubular rivet but I get oil leaking out the rivet holes.  Re-did them using sealer but still leak.

Any ideas before Dave rivers his and this Dave tries again?

 

Thanks,

 

Dave W

 

'59 :()

'59 MGA 1500

 

Burlington WI 

"Pay It Forward"

 

 

 

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From: Eric Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> 

Date: 8/4/20 1:32 PM (GMT-06:00) 

To: mgs at autox.team.net, dave at ranteer.com 

Subject: Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes 

 

I bought a package from McMaster-Carr a few years ago. I have lots left.

Send me your mailing address & I will put a few in envelope.

To set the rivets I made a buck with a length of hardwood. Drill a small 
divot in the end, clamp the piece of wood in a vise, position the rivet 
head in the divot - through the ID plate & valve cover and peen over the 
end of the rivet. I started it by using a center punch in the end of the 
rivet then peened it over with a ball peen hammer.

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

On 8/4/2020 2:00 PM, mgs-request at autox.team.net wrote:
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 10:34:17 -0500
> From: "dave" <dave at ranteer.com>
> To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Mgs] rivets without holes
> Message-ID: <003401d66a74$b83cc7f0$28b657d0$@ranteer.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> ISTR there was a thread a while back about rivets without holes in them
> (i.e. solid tops).  I need to rivet in the metal plates on the valve cover
> and I would like to do it correctly.
>
>   
>
> Can someone help me out?

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