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Id tag rivet removal ?
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:45 pm
by welderrx
I want to remove the id tag off my new cub to hopefully get the serial number off of it from the backside, the front looks like it was sandblasted a little to hard and is unreadable. I want the serial number to get a new gas cap for it before they stop sending them and was also just curious how old it is. Thanks T.J.
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:53 pm
by Jack Donovan
Rudi's sight has the gas cap forms, FAQ has your year and very inforitive. and I believe you can get the rivets out by using an apolstry fork working around the rivets carfuly.
Good luck, "Jack"
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:24 pm
by johnbron
I got good advice from BigDogs Grandpa George. I used a flat putty knife between the tag and frame and then put a another knife blade between the first putty knife blade and frame then gently worked & pried close to the rivets and they all worked out fine. _ I lost one of the rivets on the ground never to be found again. Tried a magnet to find it but then found out the rivets are Brass. So now I am 1 rivet short.
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:41 pm
by Donny M
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:58 pm
by PAUL K. in N.H.
JB
I thought you could get rivets from OEM without buying a whole new plate ? Paul K.in N.H.
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:59 pm
by johnbron
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:07 pm
by johnbron
PAUL K. in N.H. wrote:JB
I thought you could get rivets from OEM without buying a whole new plate ? Paul K.in N.H.
Paul they might sell rivets only. But for such a small item I can probably get 100 of them locally for the shipping cost of 1-rivet mail ordered. Thanks for the suggestion though, I will keep it in mind if needed.
Ya Donny, It hurt so bad that I had to make an appointment with the rivet doctor and he told me not to worry and to be thankful that it wasn`t attached with a "NUT". 
