[TR] [Shop-talk] How to tighten a swaged pin

[Kirby Vaughan]

Steve,
I have run into similar problems in the past. Try a socket about the same
diameter as the outside diameter of the swaged side and squeeze it in the
vise. Its hard to mash the center of the rivet but you should be able turn
in the edges of the swage if it doesn't need to go too far. I have also
resorted to drilling a little way into the rivet on the swaged side and then
using a large punch to flare it out then mash it with a vise. I think they
used a hydraulic press to do these originally and a vise won't generate
enough pressure to mash the shaft of the rivet.
Good luck,
Kirby Vaughan



-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces+mrkirbyv=yahoo.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces+mrkirbyv=yahoo.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Steven Trovato
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:43 PM
To: Jack Brooks; 'Shop Talk'
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] How to tighten a swaged pin

Jack,

Well, this is a pretty stout pin.  A vise didn't do it.  A C-clamp
wouldn't stand a chance.  I'm going to try a press.  Yes, the
Magnette is a lot of fun.  I will assume for the moment that your
spelling of it wasn't some sort of insect analogy.  :-)  TR-3's and
TR-8's are pretty cool too.  I remember taking a new TR-8 for a test
drive that caused the salesman considerable stress.  I was never one
of those "I'd rather push my ___ than drive a ____" kind of
guys.  They're all pretty nice.

-Steve