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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Are they large diameter rivets or just large headed?
As an alternative, are there any drainage holes in the lower edge of the tube? If not you could drill a few underneath where the rivets and replace with button head bolts. Use the holes underneath to feed in the nut & if you want fit blanking plugs afterwards. |
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3rd Mar 2015 10:26am |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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I think these are large diameter rivets, what you need for these is a lazy tongs rivet tool.
When you refurb you steps be sure to inject some cavity wax or they may end up like mine did. Click image to enlarge 2005 Td5 90 XS Steve |
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3rd Mar 2015 10:34am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772  
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I think mine were long 3/16 rivets so can easily be done with a rivit gun and any local bolt suppliers or even b and q should be able to supply rivets.
Ray |
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3rd Mar 2015 10:35am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Stripping tubular sidesteps.....All you need to know with pictures on page 2.
Rivnuts are the way to go. 
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic8233.h...p;start=15 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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3rd Mar 2015 10:37am |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586 
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How convenient - I just took mine off to sort out the start of some rust, but was wondering how to fit the chequer plate back on...
One additional question - are these things r/l handed? I forgot to mark which step came off which side!  |
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5th Mar 2015 11:04pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Evening Eutek,
110 ones looking at the photos on page 2 of the link I posted above appear to fit either way round as the brackets seem to be a mirror image at each end. Offer them up and see how they fair where they attach. 90 ones are different and only go one way as the brackets at each end are different. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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5th Mar 2015 11:18pm |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586
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Super - thanks, was looking at them and they appeared to be the same on both ends, will try later after I strip them down and re-paint.
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6th Mar 2015 9:36am |
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| eutek Member Since: 03 Mar 2009 Location: High Wycombe Posts: 586
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Hi - do you have a link for the type of rivets you used? I drilled the ones in the side steps out today and they're rather big, doubt my mr. happy shopper manual rivet tool would be up to the task, will most likely need to get a bigger one. |
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6th Mar 2015 9:48pm |
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| ROBBONTHEROCK Member Since: 23 Jun 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 637  
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Hi all,
just stripped my side steps off my truck to clean up. bolts are all pretty sh*gged (rusted / rounded etc). They seem to be unusual in that they are M8, but have a metric 10mm hex head. I would normally say, sod it and ram in some std M8's, but the locations for some of the bolts are close to obstructions (supports into the chassis for example). Any feedback on this? I'm tempted to use stainless cap head screws with washers....... Cheers Andy |
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24th Apr 2017 1:55pm |
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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 720 
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Does anyone know if the rubber surround is available? Mine has come away from the tread.
Thanks all |
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26th Apr 2017 6:44am |
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| ROBBONTHEROCK Member Since: 23 Jun 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 637
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Ok, so I have stripped back and cleaned off the old paint and rust debris with my new grinder and wire brush attachment.
[URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] I sprayed with some farten to kill any rust particles, now its drying. [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] I am planning on using the halyards truck bed liner as the paint. But the alloy tread plate and the rubber plinth has had better days. Any ideas for options on cleaning thing up? [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] Cheers Andy Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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