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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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Angry help!

Im putting a lift on my truck and the and i cant get the damn rivets off on the radius arm brackets. whats the best way to get them off with out a torch. thank you
 
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Air hammer with a chisel bit, or a grinder.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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Put a little noch in the side of the rivet with an air chisel then cut them off with a sawzall with a long good metal cutting blade , its fast ...Lew
 
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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thanks got the radius arm bracket ones off next is the I beam bracket.
 
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