So you had your wife hold the punch while you swung double fisted at the punch!!! 
She's a brave woman lol!
She's a brave woman lol!CK5
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cant get my rivets out!
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So you had your wife hold the punch while you swung double fisted at the punch!!!
Haha! I hooked her up with a pair of visegrips to hold the punch with. If I did miss, her hands were safe
Old parts can be a serious pain. I was removing original ball joints from an axle I'm rebuilding, and it required a torch and a severe beating to remove them from the axle (two of them actually broke apart leaving half in the knuckle and half in the axle). Separating them from the knuckle required the aforementioned torch, a big impact, and a ball joint press. Keep at it, it takes persistence and good tools!
You want the biggest hammer you can swing in the space. It should not say "oz" on the side, only "lbs". Even 3lb is too small. I have an 8lb sledge with the handle cut short and that's pretty good persuasion - if there's enough room to swing it.
If you're grinding a bracket or other piece that will discarded, use the grinder to make the rivet slightly concave before you start with the drilling/pounding. The shorter the shank of the rivet that the remains, the better your odds. Likewise, if it's a sacrificial braket, you can drill the rivet completely from it, stopping just short of touching the frame.
If you're grinding a bracket or other piece that will discarded, use the grinder to make the rivet slightly concave before you start with the drilling/pounding. The shorter the shank of the rivet that the remains, the better your odds. Likewise, if it's a sacrificial braket, you can drill the rivet completely from it, stopping just short of touching the frame.
