Turtle84 Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Pretty shortly my new ears will be arriving so I decided to see how easy it would be to take off the existing ones. The two side screws on each ear came out fine but I ran into this problem. I started to feel very uneasy when I came to this so I figured I would hop on and see what you guys would recomend on how to remove this. It appears to be a rivet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroRoom[TK] Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Fine drill bit (bout the same, tiny bit bigger, than the rivet stem) and drill right through. It'll pop right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTrooper[TK] Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I have drilled these out before. Hold the inside of the helmet part of the rivet with pliers and drill carefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskunky Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ditto what these guys have ready beaten me to saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Just take it really steady, might want to put a little grease on it just to mitigate risk of any heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gh05ty Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) Be aware these things can heat up fast, i would suggsest doing a few seconds at a time and letting it cool and like marv said use some grease to help more - it will take a little longer but you wont risk melting the plastic. Edited September 10, 2011 by gh05ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NStrange Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 This is the same way we remove rivets from nut-plates on Aircraft. Our Sheet Metal guys drill the middle out and typically it will break the rivet. I won't beat the proverbial dead horse but Heat is a usual issue and I know this plastic melts. But if you start out with a smaller bit you can carefully work your way up till it breaks the back piece off. Do as SCtrooper says with the pliers and you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woulf[TK] Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Try a wet rag held to the underside to help keep the area cool and keep the plastic from warping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle84 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 So to surmise everything, find a drill bit to fit the rivet, put a wet rag on the opposite side of the rivet to ensure cooling, and drill it in reverse to pull it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 a little at a time from the outside and it will come apart easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutz[501st] Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 So to surmise everything, find a drill bit to fit the rivet, put a wet rag on the opposite side of the rivet to ensure cooling, and drill it in reverse to pull it out? No, drill it normally, in forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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