41 00... Repair solution for straight shank/hexagon rivet nut: Notes

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Protection measures!

Wear safety goggles
Wear protective gloves

IMPORTANT: To prevent the material from tapering, do not drill out the rivet head.

Carefully spot-drill rivet head with a larger drill bit/countersink

Fig 1: Spot-Drilling Rivet Head Using Larger Drill Bit/Countersink
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IMPORTANT: Avoid paintwork damage
Knock rivet head away with a chisel

Fig 2: Knocking Rivet Head Away Using Chisel
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Drive through rivet shank into cavity, remove if necessary

Fig 3: Identifying Rivet Shank
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Clean component, eliminate paintwork damage if necessary

Fig 4: Identifying Clean Component
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If the rivet shank can be removed:

IMPORTANT: To avoid corrosion, stop chips/debris by means of cavity sealing.

Follow INSTRUCTIONS ON CORROSION PROTECTION .
Preserving cavity

Fig 5: Removing Rivet Shank
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If the rivet shank cannot be removed:

WARNING: Risk of injury!

Observe NOTES ON CAVITY FOAM .

IMPORTANT: To avoid corrosion and rattling noises, stop chips/debris and rivet nut shank with cavity foam.

Remove foam remnants with isohexane (benzine).

Fig 6: Removing Rivet Shank

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5. Stop rivet shank by means of specific foaming
6. Set rivet nut with hand rivet gun

NOTE: Fit rivet nut as quickly as possibly, ideally before the cavity foam hardens.