How do you remove this?
How do you remove this?
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shoggyraminator

Original Poster:

255 posts

205 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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How do you remove this heat shield? It appears to be held on with pop rivets but there are many of them, top and sides?

APB_V8

57 posts

211 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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The heat shield is pop riveted to the chassis via the rivets on the bottom of the shield (you can see the box section they are riveted to in your photo). Drill out all the rivets along the bottom left and right.
Hope that helps

Ireland

3,517 posts

243 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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Yeah, just remove the side pop-rivets.

Check your handbrake cable while you have it removed.

shoggyraminator

Original Poster:

255 posts

205 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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Cheers for the conformation.

Mad Mark

2,345 posts

261 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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I replaced my rivets with self tap screws. Makes life in the future a lot easier if you plan to get your hands dirty more.

Ireland

3,517 posts

243 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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Mad Mark said:
I replaced my rivets with self tap screws. Makes life in the future a lot easier if you plan to get your hands dirty more.
Stainless ones?

I'd reckon stainless ones would be essential as normal mild-steel ones would rust and be harder to remove than the pops.

ridds

8,372 posts

273 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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Dab of copper slip before fitting will sort that.

Ireland

3,517 posts

243 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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ridds said:
Dab of copper slip before fitting will sort that.
I doubt it will.

The heads will rust and as soon as you put a screwdriver on them they'll break up.

ridds

8,372 posts

273 months

Wednesday 10th March 2010
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Mine are fine. smile