Two options I can think of, Gary -
First, soak the rivet stubs with penetrating oil for a day or so.
1. If enough of the remains of the rivets exist to get a vise-grip on them,
see if you can turn them out like a screw.
2. If not, file the rivet stubs down flush with the block, then carefully
center-punch them and drill them out, beginning with the smallest drill bit
you can find and stepping up the holes a little at a time until a new rivet
will fit snugly in the holes (ideally, snug enough to require tapping in with
a hammer).
By hand, you may not be very successful at keeping the drill in the center. I
did this method with my '72 Midget motor and ended up oversizing the rivet
holes. When replacing the standard drive rivets, I filled the holes with J-B
Weld first and then just pushed the rivets in. So far, so good.
Good luck!
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Moomau
To: 'BJ8Healeys' ; 'linwood rose' ; 'list healey'
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: RE: engine number plate
Hey Steve,
What do you do when you weren't smart enough to do this in the first place
and you have two studs left in the holes. I don't want to drill a bigger
hole (or do I?). Thank you.
Gary Moomau '67 BJ8
Yucaipa, CA
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