Remove Rocker Cover Baffles For Cleaning

[Calum122]

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

[Ollieh17]

Yup

[Calum122]

Cool cheers bud.

[5e colin]

How you going to refit it

Has anyone ever used pop rivets to refit it ??? Will it work ???

[Ollieh17]

I drilled and tapped it, with loctite

Edited August 24, 2017 by Ollieh17

[Calum122]

How you going to refit it

Has 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?

[5e colin]

There not pop riveted from factory they use a special hot tool for that pop rivetss for general public is a totally different thing

[Calum122]

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.

[Ollieh17]

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.

[pockrockgtti]

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

[Calum122]

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.

[adzy]

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

[Calum122]

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.

[Ollieh17]

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

[Calum122]

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.

[candy_red]

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.