Snapped exhaust stud

[thunderpantz]

Yes they are, but you're not using them to rivet, you're taking advantage of their design to do the job at hand.  A summary of the other thread: -


- I bought some M6 stainless steel rivet nuts and an M6 Stainless steel nut.
- I drilled out the nut so there would be a good friction fit.
- I then hammered the rivet nut into the drilled out nut (don't just hammer the rivet nut as it will fold up, insert a M6 bolt and then hammer the bolt head, the thread on the bolt will drive the rivet nut into the nut)

It's a very simple fix. I did have to run a 9mm drill through the clamps as the rivet nut was just a little tight and would not turn in the clamp.

Cheers for that info mate, will be invaluable when I come to do mine. That said, Instead of using a rivet nut, could you not use something simpler like a stainless joint connector?