4046 Tactical Loose Rail

[stumpie]

Is there anyway to tighten a loose rail it has slight movement no danger of falling off , but it needs to be tight. Thanks

 

[3rdgenman]

The rail section is attached to the frame using 2 aircraft type, solid aluminum rivets. An attempt can be made to tighten the rail to frame fit as follows. Locate a solid, flat item to place the rivet heads (rail side) on. A vice or flat piece of steel will work. Next acquire a punch and hammer that is an appropriate size to strike the mushroomed end of the rivet (inside frame). Lay the rail firmly against your solid surface and strike the rivets with your punch. This could leave the rail slightly separated from the frame. If this annoys you the rivets will need to be drilled out and replaced with new. IMHO replacement is the best option, where as tightening is sort of a band-aid fix. I believe the rivet is a AN426 AD 4 size rivet. Any thing else just ask.
Elliott

 

[stumpie]

The rail section is attached to the frame using 2 aircraft type, solid aluminum rivets. An attempt can be made to tighten the rail to frame fit as follows. Locate a solid, flat item to place the rivet heads (rail side) on. A vice or flat piece of steel will work. Next acquire a punch and hammer that is an appropriate size to strike the mushroomed end of the rivet (inside frame). Lay the rail firmly against your solid surface and strike the rivets with your punch. This could leave the rail slightly separated from the frame. If this annoys you the rivets will need to be drilled out and replaced with new. IMHO replacement is the best option, where as tightening is sort of a band-aid fix. I believe the rivet is a AN426 AD 4 size rivet. Any thing else just ask.
Elliott

Thank you for the help will try your suggestion, Where in Ohio are you Toledo here.

 

[stumpie]

The rail section is attached to the frame using 2 aircraft type, solid aluminum rivets. An attempt can be made to tighten the rail to frame fit as follows. Locate a solid, flat item to place the rivet heads (rail side) on. A vice or flat piece of steel will work. Next acquire a punch and hammer that is an appropriate size to strike the mushroomed end of the rivet (inside frame). Lay the rail firmly against your solid surface and strike the rivets with your punch. This could leave the rail slightly separated from the frame. If this annoys you the rivets will need to be drilled out and replaced with new. IMHO replacement is the best option, where as tightening is sort of a band-aid fix. I believe the rivet is a AN426 AD 4 size rivet. Any thing else just ask.
Elliott

Well your suggestion did work the rail is tight to the frame again , Thank You