Hi Paul. I think you are on the right lines. Part of the bearing is spherical to take out alignment tolerance and slight chassis flex, and this is sandwiched between the two halves of the bearing housing. To take out the rivets you need to drill some of the "meat" out of their heads to weaken them, then take off the rest with a sharpened cold chisel. Not the most pleasant of jobs when you are lying underneath, so safety goggles are a must. On reassembly use appropriate sized HT bolts and locking nuts, from memory these are 1/4 inch to the chassis and 3/16 inch between halves.

Location: New Forest

Hi Paul

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Location: Auckland, NZ

John / Bob,

Thank you both,

Paul

Location: Royston