Vent Window Swivel Post Replacement

[Jocko_51_B3B]

My passenger side vent window has a broken swivel post. I have a replacement cadmium post (in the picture), but neither the black frame nor the post has threaded holes so I'm trying to figure out how to secure the post to the glass frame.. By checking the driver side vent window, it looks like the posts were riveted in with the rivet heads on the outside of the frame. The rivet heads are very thin to avoid interfering with the rubber seal when closing the window. Has anyone had to do a post replacement? If so, how did you attach it to the frame?

 

Passenger Side Showing New Post and Unthreaded Holes

 

 

Driver Side Showing Rivet Head

 

 

[JBNeal]

I looked at the factory parts manual to refresh my memory,  but I'm wondering if ya need them rivets at all if that replacement post fits tight in the frame.  Once the washers, spring, and nut are installed, that post is not gonna fall out of the frame.  I reckon aluminum pop rivets could work with extra effort to finish the heads flush, then fill the bore with epoxy to seal the rivet off where the pulling pin was.

[ggdad1951]

Should be a semitubular sytle rivets holding that in place so it doesn't shift around and wear parts over time.  If you can tell me the dia and clinch thickness, I can see if my stash has any and I can send them to you via USPS.

[Jocko_51_B3B]

I much appreciate the suggested solutions from JBNeal and ggdad and ggdad's rivet offer. It looks like tubular rivets will probably work best but I checked my own stash first and actually found a small bag of 1/8 x 3/8 long tubular rivets which look like they will work. I also found a tool for setting the rivets! I haven't used it for so long I forgot I had it. So for now I should be OK. Thanks again to both you guys for some needed direction!

[Jocko_51_B3B]

I ended up using 5/32 diameter rivets which fit perfectly. 1/8 would probably work too. The factory placed the heads of the original rivet on the outside of the frame but I couldn't find a rivet setting tool narrow enough to fit inside the frame channel so I placed the rivet heads inside the frame and clinched the rivets down on the outside. From what I can tell this should be OK. I was concerned that the clinched rivet ends would interfere with the rubber seal when opening and closing the vent window, but they are pressed down far enough that I don't think that will be a problem.