Rivnut -can install without the pliers

Craig1 · Guru

Rivnut -can install without the pliers

dogbox · Guru

add a washer or two under the nut even better

Whenarewethere · Guru

Dissimilar metals are better, steel, brass, steel washers & a bit of McLube Sailkote Aerosol 300ml

Possum3 · Guru

A useful tip, thanks.

Silkwood · Member

A bit old, but just an add-on...

I have a quality rivnut tool set at home, but when on the road I carry M4-M8 bolts, a nut and a washer to match each, the appropriate drill bit for each and a small bag of rivnuts (yes, M4 -M8). It all fits into a zip-lock sandwich bag (doubled for strength), little weight and has come in very useful (for myself and others) on a number of occasions.

Cheers,

Mark

Cuppa · Guru

Useful for the odd riv nut here & there, but the low cost of an air operated riv nut tool if doing a few is well worth the expense if you have an air compressor.

I've had one like this for years & used it a lot. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/334555065739

Peter_n_Margaret · Senior Member

This is my riv nut tool.

Good for riv nuts from M3 to M12. Cost $86 ex Ebay.

This is one of the uses I put it to.

Put riv nuts into some scrap aluminium sheet.

Glue the sheet to the panel with Sikaflex (in this case 1.5mm of fibreglass skin on the underside of the OKA sandwich panel floor).

The protruding ends of the riv nuts are recessed into blind holes.

The mounting plate (in this case for a hot water expansion tank) is bolted onto the riv nuts.

And the expansion tank is attached to the mounting plate.

Using this method, quite large or heavy parts can be attached to otherwise thin sheet without causing any high stress load points.

Cheers,

Peter