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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Shackleford
Thank you. I will test this as soon as I can.

I have a question, will I have to buy a special tool to put a new rivet in after I drill the old one out and complete the repair or will any basic rivet tool work? I've never really dealt with rivets before.
Just a pop rivet gun. About $20 at your local hardware store.
 
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Originally Posted by Shackleford
Thank you. I will test this as soon as I can.

I have a question, will I have to buy a special tool to put a new rivet in after I drill the old one out and complete the repair or will any basic rivet tool work? I've never really dealt with rivets before.

you can replace the rivets with screws..I can't remember the size, but the new after market covers come with screws, so if you do a search for covers and look at the parts list you may be able to find the size.
 
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