FL-flyer
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Hi everyone,
I can't seem to find any civilized way to set the inner rivet on my rudder hinge brackets. I've tried my pneumatic squeezer but the rivet is so close to the bracket that the yoke rubs on it and causes the squeezer to twist sideways. So then I got out a bucking bar which "kind of" worked but I had to hold it so close to the bracket that it beat the living heck out it (see pic). I had to drill the rivet out twice now, and for the life of me I can't figure out how other guys seem to do these hinge brackets so cleanly.
Would I be better off using a hand squeezer? Maybe these have narrower yokes that will fit in tight places better. If so, I would buy one. Or, would it be better to have the manufactured head on the bracket side and buck the other side (most that I have seen are not done this way though).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
T
I can't seem to find any civilized way to set the inner rivet on my rudder hinge brackets. I've tried my pneumatic squeezer but the rivet is so close to the bracket that the yoke rubs on it and causes the squeezer to twist sideways. So then I got out a bucking bar which "kind of" worked but I had to hold it so close to the bracket that it beat the living heck out it (see pic). I had to drill the rivet out twice now, and for the life of me I can't figure out how other guys seem to do these hinge brackets so cleanly.
Would I be better off using a hand squeezer? Maybe these have narrower yokes that will fit in tight places better. If so, I would buy one. Or, would it be better to have the manufactured head on the bracket side and buck the other side (most that I have seen are not done this way though).
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
T