Originally Posted by
jigflinger
Takes two people. One on the outside with a heavy object made of steel. Sledge hammer works great. Have them hold the sledge hammer tightly against the rivet head while you TAP on the rivet on the inside with a small hammer. Usually 4 or 5 good taps will tighten the rivet. Just go slow. Rivets are aluminum and expand pretty easily. Good luck.
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agree...the sledge will act as a bucking bar...I have used a tool that is run by air (specially for rivets) to drive the heads in and it does tighten them up. Using the hammer does the same thing, just a little slower.
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