Loose tunnel rivots

[RTX]

Harbor Freight offers basically 2 air riveters, a 3/16" and a 1/4". This refers to the largest size rivet that the tool is rated for pulling, not the inlet air size. The rivet best used for general sled repair is a steel multigrip style rivet. It pulls very nicely, has good clamping force and is designed to "fill" an oversized hole.

Yup. I buy mine through MSC industrial supply
steel rivet with steel mandrel about 70 bucks for a bag of 250

 

[cannondale27]

I got mine from mountain tech. I decided to leave mine alone till they are loose feeling. Might regret that but thak you for the rivets MountainTech.

 

[Blue Leader]

I've got same problem and Yamaha just wants to touch paint on rivets

 

[tapex_07]

I've got same problem and Yamaha just wants to touch paint on rivets

Can you elaborate some more?

 

[Blue Leader]

Took sled in about this prob. and Yamaha is just giving me touch up paint to touch up around rivets where it chipped off

 

[jedwards89]

I have the same issue, I have not brought it in yet to address that issues, but most of the rivets on my tunnel are starting to chip away in the areas of most stess.

 

[cannondale27]

Same here but none are loose so.

 

[tapex_07]

I'll bring mine in a couple times this season to show the progression of them... then maybe I'll have a better case

 

[csederlund]

My dealer called today and said they are ordering me a new tunnel from Yamaha. I had them look at some of the rivots that worked loose and sent pictures to Yamaha to see what should be done. Guess I am getting a new tunnel. Glad to see Yamaha is backing this problem up.

Who is your dealer?

 

[bleedyamaha]

Who is your dealer?

Mason City Power Sports. MasonCity Iowa.

 

[34pontiac]

There are some multi grip blues ones on eBay.
Those would look kinda cool on the white tunnel.

 

[34pontiac]

I put some on..