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CherryMAX tooling, gauges and removal

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By diameter

Dia.Published tool + noseOther accessGauges
-4G747, G704B or G800 + H701B-456Offset, Right angle269C3, T172-4 / T172-400
-5G747, G704B or G800 + H701B-456Offset, Right angle269C3, T172-5 / T172-500
-6G747, G704B or G800 + H701B-456Offset, Right angle269C3, T172-6 / T172-600
-8G84 + H84A-8None published269C3, T172-8 / T172-800
Tools, heads, adapters and gaugesCited tables

Published tool combinations

Installation tools

Nose / pulling heads

Adapters

Grip, hole and inspection gauges

Accessorys

Tooling source notes

  • Repair access is the edge case that bites: you can't strip the surrounding structure during a repair, and some jobs need 90° drills and heads. Know the tool envelope during design.Installer interview (aerospace tool services), 2026-09-25. Field experience, not a specification.
Removal (drill-out)Published procedure

Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), Rivet Removal

  1. “Center-punch the stem. This will provide a guide for the subsequent drilling.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗
  2. “Drill out the lock. Use a small center drill first to provide a guide for a larger drill. Drill down to below the locking collar to destroy the lock.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗
  3. “Punch the stem out. Use a steel punch to push the stem out through the blind side.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗
  4. “Drill out the rivet head. Drill the head using a drill the same size as the rivet shank; be careful not to touch the structure.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗
  5. “Break off rivet head using a pin punch prying it side to side.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗
  6. “Punch out the rivet body. Drive out the remaining rivet with a pin punch.” Cherry CA-1015 (CherryMAX process manual), p.17, Rivet Removal ↗

Cautions

None of the removal procedures on file gives a composite-specific removal caution. The Monogram specs address composite at the hole instead: holes "reasonably round and free from burrs (metallic structure) and delamination (graphite/epoxy type structure)" (MBF2003 §5.1).

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Tool tables are the manufacturer's as published in the cited revision; confirm current tool PNs with the manufacturer or distributor before purchase. Not a certified process authority: install and remove per the OEM process specification.

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