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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Yes, it's ok to tighten them. If you can get to the back, of course, then nuts and bolts may be better. Darren
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3rd Sep 2013 10:14pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20279
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That's what i was thinking for the top two. AFAIK LR fitted them but IMO are not strong enough for purpose. There isn't even a washer on the back.
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3rd Sep 2013 10:21pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Not having a washer on the back isn't that big a deal, assuming they're fitted properly. They are designed to fit into panels where access to the rear isn't possible anyway. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Sep 2013 10:24pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20279
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Very true, but there is access on these two and I get the impression it was done quickly just to get it on. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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3rd Sep 2013 10:26pm |
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| Eric L Member Since: 16 Aug 2007 Location: IN93uc Posts: 15  
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ingenious !
 December 2007 110 Defender. 106000 KM |
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5th Jan 2014 6:19pm |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 717 
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Old post revival I know, but as a 'Sticky' I thought this maybe useful. Image below is taken from the LR OEM Lamp Guard fitting instructions. Shows a very simplistic method of fitting rivnuts. Haven't tried it myself (yet!) but it bears some resemblance to the method described by Litch regarding the flat metal strip.
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28th May 2015 10:17am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295 
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Hello All
This is worth a look if your working out how to approach this... Both with and without a Tool... fitting the Defender Front Light Guards also gets a mention. The usual requirement of needing 3 hands when using a home made Tool is also refereed to...
SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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28th May 2015 11:27am |
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| schweps Member Since: 21 Oct 2014 Location: Zonguldak Posts: 47  
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Hi,
For small size rivnuts (al or st) i use ordinary pop up rivet tool by some little changes. What you need is a threaded rod with a suitable length and same size with the nut. A thick washer and a normal nut (may be two). If you remove the capsule holding the jaws and the spring, you can easily insert the rod. All you need is stretching movement of the rivet tool that it is still capable of.
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19th Oct 2015 8:59am |
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| LoveTheMud Member Since: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire Posts: 411 
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having successfully ruined my poor fathers hands (blind leading the blind) and both of us getting blood everywhere, i say this...if you are going to use the crap method they give you in the destruction manual, then dont...its easier and kinder on your hands to buy the tool with the many mandrels needed... you wont regret it and the car is held together by rivets so there is always another mod or fix that requires them
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22nd Feb 2016 2:23pm |
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| Coatesyyy Member Since: 07 Sep 2017 Location: Knutsford Posts: 423
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That's brilliant, thanks
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25th Sep 2017 10:56am |
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| GrouseII Member Since: 29 Dec 2017 Location: Bucks Posts: 37 
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Hi
As others, I apologise for opening this up again but I have spent a frustrating afternoon shearing bolts and rounding nuts using the DIY method. See pic. It is only a 6mm but it hardly flexes until the bolt shears or nut rounds or my muscles give in. My question is that is it possible some (cheap) rivnuts are rock hard and will not work with the DIY method. I only have two to do so dont want to waste loads o money on a tool. Perhaps someone can recommend a 'soft' brand of riv nut
Thanks Grouse 2 |
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7th Apr 2018 6:56pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 
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Feel your pain. I have found exactly the same in the past and gave up after about only 50% success. Same issues as you have had. It only to get you out of trouble but anything more than that, buying the tool is the way to go👍
Tack |
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7th Apr 2018 7:24pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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It’s almost impossibly to crush the steel rivnuts with the simple home made tool. However the aluminium rivnuts will work well with the home made tool.
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7th Apr 2018 9:21pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1762 
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I think your problem lies with the nut and bolt, not the rivnut.
Most coach bolts are 4.8 grade at best, which is roughly comparable to mature cheddar. I've done loads the DIY way using decent 8.8 bolts and grade 8 nuts. Equally a short armed rivnut setter is only £35 on Amazon and works well! |
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8th Apr 2018 1:49pm |
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