Originally Posted by Phak1
I’m a cheapskate too and tried that route. Didn’t fare out too well. The rivet nut was turning unless I made the hole really tight. Then the nut scored the top of the insert and to top it off, the rivet didn’t crush evenly. I always wanted a rivet nut tool so now I had a reason to buy one.


So a rivet nut is a rivet with internal threads?


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

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