Calum122 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Hello, I want to clean up this rocker cover, but before I potentially ruin it, I am right in thinking the baffles are riveted in and I just need to drill out the highlighted rivets. EDIT: Looking at this photo, I'm guessing the two middle ones holding the separate baffle plate needs drilling too. Edited August 24, 2017 by Calum122 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Yup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Cool cheers bud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 How you going to refit it Has anyone ever used pop rivets to refit it ??? Will it work ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) I drilled and tapped it, with loctite Edited August 24, 2017 by Ollieh17 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 How you going to refit itHas anyone ever used pop rivets to refit it ??? Will it work ??? Lol, I thought it was rivetted in. Race Tech offer a baffle cleaning service, I figured I would save myself the money and race spec it, clean it and fit coil packs myself. Save time. I might take Ollie's idea. Or you reckon it could be plug welded back up with a Tig? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 There not pop riveted from factory they use a special hot tool for that pop rivetss for general public is a totally different thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 There not pop riveted from factory they use a special hot tool for that pop rivetss for general public is a totally different thing Yeah I see that. So it should work the same if I just tig it back in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Welding would work. I just didn't have the set up to weld. Also, that then means you can't remove it again in future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pockrockgtti Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) Im doing away with the OEM baffle completely with mine. Then I'm gonna fit two baffle plates at each breather port. Similar to this: Nice little article here: http://mewagner.com/?p=1221 Edited August 24, 2017 by pockrockgtti Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Welding would work. I just didn't have the set up to weld. Also, that then means you can't remove it again in future. Don't drive the car enough to warrant having it removed to be fair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adzy Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I don't think welding would work as you have 2 different materials, the cover is alloy and the baffle is steel.I drilled and tapped mine and then tack welded the head of each bolt to the baffle so they couldn't come lose. But wouldn't be hard to remove it if I ever needed to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 I don't think welding would work as you have 2 different materials, the cover is alloy and the baffle is steel.I drilled and tapped mine and then tack welded the head of each bolt to the baffle so they couldn't come lose. But wouldn't be hard to remove it if I ever needed to I didn't mean weld the baffle to the rocker cover. I mean fill up the rivet sections with weld, allowing it to spill over the baffle. Effectively turning it into a rivet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ollieh17 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I didn't mean weld the baffle to the rocker cover. I mean fill up the rivet sections with weld, allowing it to spill over the baffle. Effectively turning it into a rivet. Drill and tap is a much better option I think. The charade rocker cover baffle comes with screws from standard. 30 years on and none have come loose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calum122 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Drill and tap is a much better option I think. The charade rocker cover baffle comes with screws from standard. 30 years on and none have come loose Yeah, I can see me not getting this tapped clocked on lmao. But yeah that's the better option. Then I can clean it again in the future if needs be. Cheers Ollie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
candy_red Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Thread revival guys but what has everyone done about the gasket between the rocker and baffle? I cannot find any info nor part number through epc for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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