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Jedi Knight
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I am attempting to remove the transmission cover on my BN6. While the fasteners attaching the cover to the floor panels are conventional sheet metal screws, there are fasters attaching the front flange to the bulkhead that appear to be rivets? At first I thought they might be hex or torx head screws, but when I inserted an allen wrench I was able to push it right through the center of the fastener, which leads me to believe it's a rivet.
Why a rivet? Is this a standard detail? Maybe the threads in the bulkhead got stripped and the PO/restorer wanted to avoid a large sheet metal screw for aesthetic reasons? Assuming it is a rivet, is my only option is to drill it out? Any advice is appreciated.
Note: One of the pictures has been rotated 90 degrees by the BCF uploading process..
Why a rivet? Is this a standard detail? Maybe the threads in the bulkhead got stripped and the PO/restorer wanted to avoid a large sheet metal screw for aesthetic reasons? Assuming it is a rivet, is my only option is to drill it out? Any advice is appreciated.
Note: One of the pictures has been rotated 90 degrees by the BCF uploading process..