41 00... Repair Solution For Straight Shank/Hexagon Rivet Nut

Protective measures! 

• Wear safety goggles
• Wear protective gloves

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

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   IMPORTANT: Avoid paint damage
2. Knock rivet head away with a chisel

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3. Punch through rivet shank into cavity, remove if necessary

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4. Clean component, eliminate paint damage if necessary

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   If the rivet shank can be removed: 

   IMPORTANT: To avoid corrosion, stop chips/swarf by means of cavity preservation.
   Follow NOTES ON CORROSION PROTECTION .
5. Preserving cavity

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   If the rivet shank cannot be removed: 

   WARNING: Danger of injury!
   Observe NOTES ON CAVITY FOAM .
   IMPORTANT: To avoid corrosion and rattling noises, stop chips/swarf and rivet nut shank with cavity foam.
   Remove foam remnants with isohexane (benzine).

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1. 5. Stop rivet shank by means of specific foaming
2. 6. Set rivet nut with hand rivet gun
   NOTE: Fit rivet nut as quickly as possibly, ideally before the cavity foam hardens.

Hexagon/straight shank rivet nut (up to thread M8) with hand rivet gun ZS308 

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Hexagon/straight shank rivet nut (up to thread M12) with hand rivet gun MB512 

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