My apologies. I never realized that the rivet hole wasn't blind. Moss'
telephone person didn't describe them that way last Spring. Abingdon Spares
sent plain brass rivets. Has anyone purchased one of these from Moss recently?
Bud Krueger
52TD (went for a ride today, temp was >40F w/sunshine and dry streets)
Dave & Liz DuBois wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> Cloth wrapped vice grips? This sounds terribly complicated for removal
> of a drive rivet when a 3/32" or 1/8" drift punch and a 8 oz ball peen
> from inside the block will drive the pin out in seconds. As for the pin
> being "unobtainum", check the Moss catalog page 70, item #89 (upper left
> quadrant of picture). Moss pare number 325-230 @ $0.25 each. I
> replaced the rivet on my block just a short time ago and at that time
> the pin was still available and the drift punch was the method of
> removal I used, with no damage to either the pin or the block.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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