vanillagorilla

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I'm finally getting around to installing my spindles. Everything was a breeze getting apart save for a stuborn brake rotor. I've drilled out all 4 rivets to about 1/4" and I've only managed to get one out. I'm currently beating the crap out of them with various BFH's and chisels, and nothings budging.

Any tips or tricks I can do so I can get on with my life? Should I drill bigger? I've already ground the top and bottom of all the rivets off. The truck looks pretty bad with a 0/4 drop.

nightrunner

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drill bigger.

i dont necessarily have any experience on the ball joint rivets but any other rivet ive dealt with, you just drill out the center and then beat it out with a pointed object in the center

Gator

Which spindles are you installing (beltech 2")?

vanillagorilla

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McGaughy's spindles. I'm affraid to drill bigger, because I don't want to mangle the control arm or ball joint. Does anyone know the size of the rivet?

gmtechnician

i have always used a air hammer with a chisel bit and busted the head off the rivets and then used a punch bit to knock them through.

Gator

Cut an x on the head (i used a dremel) and if you have a air hammer insert a chisel bit wack the head off (lol) then take a punch bit and pop the rest of the rivet out...


EDIT ( LOL gmtech and i were typing at the same time)

Mort

How big are the bolt holes on the new spindles. You can drill them out to at least that size.

truckmann

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Drill, hammer, chisel, hammer again. Chisel some more, air hammer a little. Damn things will pop out eventually.

adam1803

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7/16 is the size, i just did mine last week. What a PITA