Installation Tools
AVK Hand Operated Installation Tool
Expendable Tools - AAT916 & AA184
The following expendable tools are ideal for field repairs or consumer installation of AVK’s products. Thread the AVK fastener onto the tool mandrel all the way up.
INSTALLATION
- Thread AVK part onto tool
- Place into Hole
- Hold the tool with a box wrench and turn the mandrel with another box wrench or ratchet wrench until the AVK fastener is installed.
AA170 Plier Tool
The AA170 tool is ideal for prototyping or making repairs with the A-K, A-L, A-H, A-P, A-O, E-L and E-H Series threaded inserts.
INSTALLATION
- Thread AVK part onto tool
- Place into Hole
- Squeeze handles
AA112 HI-TORQUER™
The AA112 is ideal for prototyping or making repairs with the A-T and A-W Series threaded inserts. It features a patented Quick Change thread size nose assembly.
INSTALLATION
- Thread insert fully onto mandrel
- Place into Hole
- Hold grip bar while turning the “T” handle clockwise until insert is installed
- Turn “T” handle counter clockwise to remove from insert.
AA480N Double Action Lever Tool
The AA480N tool features a visual stroke indicator and a convenient spin-off removal knob. This tool installs the full range of AVK’s spinwall technology product in steel and aluminum and limited sizes of steel and aluminum rivet nuts.
INSTALLATION
- Set the appropriate stroke per the AVK tool instruction sheet
- Thread product fully onto tool mandrel
- Place into the hole in your parent material
- Squeeze tool handles together until product is fully collapsed
- Spin center knob counter-clockwise unthreading tool mandrel from installed product
AA510N Plunger-Double Action Lever Tool
The AA510N tool features a visual stroke indicator and a quick acting pull to remove plunger. Due to its larger size, this tool installs the full range of AVK’s Spinwall Technology™ Threaded Insert Product in all materials and various steel and aluminum rivet nuts.
INSTALLATION
- Set the appropriate stroke per the AVK tool instruction sheet
- Withdraw plunger from tool
- Hold product over tool mandrel while pushing plunger into tool fully threading product onto the tool mandrel
- Place into hole in your parent material
- Squeeze tool handles together until product is fully collapsed
- Pull plunger from tool unthreading mandrel from installed product
