摘要 |
Various methods and apparatuses for removing blind fasteners, portions of blind fasteners, and/or other fasteners from structural assemblies are described herein. In one embodiment, a blind fastener can have a core bolt extending through a passage in a body. One method for removing the blind fastener from a structural assembly in accordance with one aspect of the invention can include removing a head portion from the core bolt, and driving the remaining portion of the core bolt at least partially through the body in a first direction. The method can further include extracting the body from the bore in a second direction opposite to the first direction. In one embodiment, the body can be extracted from the bore by inserting a tool into the passage and engaging the body, and then pulling the body in the second direction with the tool.
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