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<blockquote data-quote="crkdltr" data-source="post: 189865" data-attributes="member: 1225"><p>You're measuring rivets that have already been bucked so that tail end you're measuring has been expanded. If it's expanded and measures 1/4" "roughly" then I would venture to say you probably have 3/16" rivets.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Do what crazymanme2 and robertm have suggested and rebuck them. Get a sledge hammer to act as the buck on the head and hammer the tail end. Just give them a couple of hits and retest them for leaks. Worst case scenario is to use SteelFlex or some other kind of epoxy resin, like Glovit, to seal them from the outside. </p><p></p><p>Either way will be cheaper and less time consuming than drilling them out and getting the tools you need to replace them.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkdltr, post: 189865, member: 1225"] You're measuring rivets that have already been bucked so that tail end you're measuring has been expanded. If it's expanded and measures 1/4" "roughly" then I would venture to say you probably have 3/16" rivets. Do what crazymanme2 and robertm have suggested and rebuck them. Get a sledge hammer to act as the buck on the head and hammer the tail end. Just give them a couple of hits and retest them for leaks. Worst case scenario is to use SteelFlex or some other kind of epoxy resin, like Glovit, to seal them from the outside. Either way will be cheaper and less time consuming than drilling them out and getting the tools you need to replace them. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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