MarkB_MI
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Today I was disassembling my Ford's fuel shutoff valve, and I was wondering how to extract the stake that prevents the screw from coming out. The stake is basically a round-head rivet, and there's not much to grab. Then I remembered I have a set of flush-ground side cutters. Sure enough they easily popped the stake out.
I've never seen flush-ground cutting pliers in a regular hardware store, but most aircraft tool supply houses carry them. They're commonly called "Cherry rivet cutters", although I've never seen them actually used on Cherry rivets. (I suppose it's sort of like calling large Channellock pliers "water pump pliers". Yeah, you can use them on old-school water pumps, but nobody ever does.) A highly-recommended addition to your tool box.
Cherry rivet cutter
I've never seen flush-ground cutting pliers in a regular hardware store, but most aircraft tool supply houses carry them. They're commonly called "Cherry rivet cutters", although I've never seen them actually used on Cherry rivets. (I suppose it's sort of like calling large Channellock pliers "water pump pliers". Yeah, you can use them on old-school water pumps, but nobody ever does.) A highly-recommended addition to your tool box.
Cherry rivet cutter