Remove heat exchanger

[rmk2112]

I want to remove the heat exchanger from the rear of my tunnel. There appears to be only about 5 rivets. 1 in the front (by the antifreeze tubes) and 4 along the rear. There also looks like what look like little round tabs that help line up the exchanger to the tunnel. They don't appear to hold the unit on the tunnel.

Are these a type of rivet too? Do I just drill those 5 rivets and remove?

 

[06 RMK 900]

Good luck. hope you have good bits!

 

[guidoxpress]

lol..yeh lots of good rivots, lol..

those flat ones are a style of rivot as well...if you look from underneath they have a dimple in them...i think they are pushed in from up top, and a machine smashes from the bottom side and creates a mushroom on it...

THOSE are the ones i couldnt get out...unless you have TOP dollar drill bits..and lot of patience...and i have neither..

they are made by jesus.....so the average guy cant take it off and powder coat it...

DAMNIT...this is the only part i have never been able to get off of my sled to powder coat..LOL!!