Will be relining brake shoes in an old motorcycle (drum brakes). Once upon a time you could buy new shoes with linings attached. In this case, they sell pre-drilled linings with countersunk holes with soft copper rivets.
Here’s my question…the nozzle on my rivet gun is larger in diameter than the outer hole. So there’s no way to have the nozzle sit flush against the rivet head before pulling the trigger.
One thought is to insert the rivet, overlay a couple of small washers that fill the outer bore so there’s firm pressure against the washers and subsequently the rivet head. Will that work? Or am I overthinking it? It’s certainly possible that the compression of the rivet will draw the head firmly against the countersunk hole.
Thoughts?
