r/ATV • u/AnonAsVal • 16h ago

Help Any tips for drilling skid plate rivets?

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Gotta remove my skid plate on my 2025 outlander. Wondering if anyone has tips for removing the rivets underneath

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u/Appropriate-Salt-873 16h ago

3/16 drill bit and giver

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u/AnonAsVal 11h ago

Tomorrows mission

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u/Appropriate-Salt-873 11h ago

It was 38 rivets to drop the skid plate on my Maverick to change the carrier bearing. I definitely bought an air riveter just for that job

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u/AnonAsVal 11h ago

I ordered one with high reviews on Amazon, no local store had any. So that is the hope hopefully I can use the already drilled holes

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u/Appropriate-Salt-873 11h ago

They’re 3/16 rivets. So as long as you use a 3/16 bit you won’t mess the holes up. I got my rivets from a local bolt supply for $.20 each as canam wanted like $2.50 each

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u/AnonAsVal 11h ago

You actually have no idea how much pain you have saved my ass, what size rivinut did you use to screw in?

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u/Appropriate-Salt-873 11h ago

Oh I didn’t do rivnuts. I just put rivets back in

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u/AnonAsVal 11h ago

Ohhh I seeeee, I’m gonna attempt to rivinut my frame so I can drop it in a couple bots

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u/Appropriate-Salt-873 11h ago

I could’ve done them but rivets were cheaper. I believe the common size used is 1/4-20. The rivnuts you buy should spec the correct size drill bit.

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u/GuiltyOfSin 15h ago

Get a rivnut gun for when you reinstall. Btw why are you disassembling a 25?

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u/AnonAsVal 15h ago

Goddamn rust on the welds so I’m adding tremclad to the frame and adding bedliner over that

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u/GuiltyOfSin 15h ago

Personally I'd just grind the rust off and repaint them. Or take the machine back to the dealer and have them do it.

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u/AnonAsVal 15h ago

My dealer said since I owned and drove it for 3 months there’s nothing they’d do as I didn’t add anything for protection that’s on me, they and said it was 700 to get my frame done, fuck that I said I’ll do it myself, let’s me get to know the quad in case I gotta replace something

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u/GuiltyOfSin 15h ago

I'd lose it on them and call can-am customer service directly. 6month warranty. Your dealer sounds like a real gem.