Thread: Rivet Counter

further to this - the supports appear to be held onto the chassis by what appears to be a cotter pin - except I couldn't find the head?! Odd + couldn't find mention of this set up in any of the usual places.
cheers,
D

Not clear in the photo but is it actually bifurcated rivets holding the isolating pad to the support rail ??

Just checked some Series 1 support rails and they are large bifurcated rivets.

Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Not clear in the photo but is it actually bifurcated rivets holding the isolating pad to the support rail ??

Colin

X2. What Gromit said. The support rails are supposed to be galv and the cross rails are alloy. My 2a 109 tub was so corroded away ive had to source another tub. Could only get a s3 tub. 4 out of 6 supports were badly rusted away and the cross strips were corroded where they went through the support rails so ive scrapped the original tub. Most important...Have fun.

Cheers Rod.

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Not heard of those - I'll Have to look those up. It's all a bit flimsy but no major rot. The bi part sounds right as all I can see in the murk is what looks like 2 pieces of something sticking up. Why no mention of having to remove these in any of the books do you think - or maybe I missed it.
Cheers,
D

Prob coz its not a thing that ppl pull apart very often. If you straighten out those bifurcated rivets they will probably break although they are copper by the looks of them.

Cheers Rod

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Originally Posted by Dark61

Not heard of those - I'll Have to look those up. It's all a bit flimsy but no major rot. The bi part sounds right as all I can see in the murk is what looks like 2 pieces of something sticking up. Why no mention of having to remove these in any of the books do you think - or maybe I missed it.
Cheers,
D

I wouldn't think that these are something that's ever replaced.

Picture below is from the support rail removed from a '55 Series I. Bifurcated rivets are steel from the rust but the heads look copper so maybe copper plated steel




Colin

Interesting. I don't see how you can take a tub off without taking these rivets off.It will all become apparent when I get the thing off I guess.
cheers,
D

The tub is attached only by bolts on the tabs on the rear cross member and similar bolts (but fewer and harder to get at) just behind the seats. Apart from these the tub just rests on the chassis (actually on brackets on the chassis), with pads to allow slight movement without rattling between the chassis and the tub. These rivets hold the padding in place on the tub. The framework these are on is part of the tub, and if removed from the tub, is usually done from the bottom with the tub off the chassis and upside down.

John