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Which air chisel for frame rivets ?

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#1 ·
I need to remove a few spring mounts from the frame on my truck.

Several people have talked about how well an air chisel works for that task, ie 10 seconds per rivet.

What brand/model of air chisel should I be looking at ?

What attachments do I need ? Cold Chisel, punch to drive out the rivet, etc ?

FWIW, I drilled and hand punched the rivets on my last suspension project. It was the hardest part of the whole project.
 
#3 ·
I used a cheap $30 unit from Advance as I didn't have the $250 to buy the unit want.
 
#7 ·
I need some model numbers, guys. I looked at IRs this morning and there are about 10 of them. Which one are you using ?

When you mean 1/2", you mean the tooling has a 1/2" shank ? Or the piston is 1/2" ?

I have an elcheapo clone air hammer and it won't touch the rivets.

How much air pressure are you using and how big is your compressor ?
 
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#16 ·
Excellent. That is exactly the information I was looking for.

Thanks !
 
#12 ·
But it looks good in the tool box!!! :evil lol

Seriously, it took like 10 seconds per rivet with that thing. Was worth every penny to me.
 
#22 ·
I only used one flat chisel and one pointed tip one. But they still look almost new. Of course they were snap on tips. $100 for the 5 pack of assorted tips.
 
#23 ·
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