Ok.......Why the **** dod Ford put rivets on the radius arm bracket??? What the ****.

Now...I need help bad. How do you recommend I get these off? I broke a drill bit and the angles prevent me from even thinking of using a drill. I got a 3.5" cutting wheel that's too big to get in there and my compressor doesn't run it for more than a minute because its 1 gallon. What compressor do you recommend to run a tool like that and how the hell am I going to get these off??? Truck is now apart in my driveway and I can't drive it till this is fixed. ANYONE done this and how??????

By the way....**** you Ford for doing this.

 

Pics will help

 

I did both sides on my '94 . It's really not a bad job. I used a 4" grinder with a cut off wheel to grind the heads of the rivets off. Then a two pound hammer and a punch to drive them out. A mechanic I know who has done several of these uses an air chisel to get the heads of the rivets off, then a punch in the air chisel to pop them out. Either way, it's not hard. I know I had about an hour on each side, changed the brackets and bushings.

 

Honestly I found that using a cutting torch worked best. Had a friend with a torch help me out then used a come-along to re-align everything and bolt it back together.

Sorry for the crappy pic but you get the idea

 

Here is the picture of the radius arm bracket. 2 of the rivets are showing with the arrows. There are 3. Need help!!!

 

The fuel pump is right there too on the fuel rail and I am scared ****less to use anything with flames.....

 

If you have air use a power hammer with a chisel tip.

 

Use a wet rag and a low flame, ohh and steady hands, those work too.

 

Get a hammer and smack the living ****
Out the riviots till the heads are like mashed then if you can get a drill in there try that, it worked to get the riviots on my window motor.

 

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yeah those rivets have a little more umph to them than your window regulator.

but to the OP everyone has already givin you the ways to do it. there is no magical hidden secret. you could always take it and have it done at a shop for you.