Setting Punch Rivets

• Refer to the vehicle-specific repair instructions for the punch rivet size.
• Mark the positions of the rivets on the vehicle. Set punch rivets at roughly equal spacings.

Punch rivets do not require a predrilled hole. They are pressed directly into the full material.

• Insert punch rivet in riveting die. Position punch rivet tool on sheet metal parts to be riveted.

  Riveting direction:

  Always from new part to used part.

  Deviations are specified in the vehicle-specific repair instructions.

• Rivet punch rivets with punch rivet tool. In the meantime clean riveting die and matrix if fouled with adhesive.
• Seal punch rivets in moist area (e.g. wheel arch or carrier support) on both sides with SEALANTD1  (risk of corrosion).
• Seal cavities after painting vehicle with CAVITY SEALANT  (risk of corrosion).