[s-cars] CPS replacement

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Sun May 17 05:24:59 PDT 2009


Varon H. Fugman wrote:
> Anybody else bumped into solid rivits?  Any suggestions on how to deform the
> rivet heads using common tools (and w/o breaking the CPS in the process!)?

Option 1. Center punch the mushroom head (put a dimple in it) to help start
the drill bit.

Option 2. Use a Dremel with a grinding burr or a cutoff disk to grind away
the mushroom head.

Either option requires a steady hand.

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"



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