Re: How to rivet with solid rivets?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2008/11/22 21:41:10

When riveting iron or steel it is standard procedure to heat the rivet cherry red and peen it over. This swells the rivet body into the holes. Otherwise the slight clearence allows for breathing that only gets worse over just a few 1000 miles.

one alternative is to install good shoulder bolts with nuts or tap one side of the piece and screew them together.