Page 21-02 Riveting Baggage Floors

Step 2 is a killer with all the AN 470 solid rivet to squeeze. If you are a novice builder as I am, using the standard tool set, I have bad news for you: there are two rivets that you better not try to set with the 3" yoke that comes with the tool set. These rivets are the AN 470 AD4-10 that are at the outside end of each F-1224. Some builders claim they did it with the 3" yoke but unless you are very skilled, chances are you will, as I did, mess these rivets with it. Just do as I did: borrow a 4" Yoke and you will do the job, as I did, in a cinch. There are no other places where the reach is as tricky it's why I did not invest the $150 for the 4" yoke.
Here are a few pictures that illustrate the problem:


Here the 4" Yoke has room left to position the set correctly while the 3" yoke would touch the F-1204 D and make the positioning marginal on both sides.










The other side where the shop head appears. THe picture taken after the rivet was set shows the flush set easily aligned with the shop head












The job is done and the winner is:



The 4" Yoke!
(kindly lent by Terry Gardner)