Truck sliding shoe replacement

Asymair95OGR Forum Member

I have several cars and engines that are missing shoes, or need old ones replaced. I have searched around and found a few threads on sliding shoe repairs. I do not have the required anvil to peen the rivet, but read you could slit the top of the rivet and peen it over with a center punch.

Is there any other sage advice that can be imparted before I try and tackle this project. I saw several recommendations to not peen the rivet too much or you risk breaking the retaining tab in half.

Is there a proper way to solder the wire to the top of the rivet without melting the shoe?

Thank you for any help.

Joe

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bmoran4OGR Forum Member

As for pressing, I have the press and tooling, so that is what I use with success. Before I had the tools, it was my practice to replace the truck or base plate as applicable.

For soldering, a clean start, good flux, and lead solder is what is needed.

3/2/193:24 PM

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ajzendOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Just remember it's all delicate work. I use a rivet press, but that entails a capital investment. I would think a punch could work well. I would think that you should tap, tap, tap instead of trying to get it with one blow. A cold garage would make the rivet setting more difficult.

In order to solder without a meltdown I would think you would want to use a rosin for better faster adhesion.

This is the kind of project that has me buying more than I need in order to compensate for the mistakes I'm going to make.

Alan

3/2/193:29 PM

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Asymair95OGR Forum Member

Success! I was able to get the rivet peened over using a scrap booking tool of my wife’s. It worked very well, and spread the rivet out nicely. I think it made the soldering part easier because of the increased surface area available.