Seems like a very well thought-out product. Fit and finish are excellent.

T J Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

This is a great product that does the job it is intended for. It makes changing brake pads worry free

Ron C Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

All good !

John B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great for replacing brake linings

Smith A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Worked perfectly to reline my Matco brake pads, less than 10 minutes start to finish. Well made tool that is built to last.

Lionel L Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

👍🏼

Michael H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Straight forward and simple to use. Its best if you have a vise to fix it, but it works if held by hands, too.

Dragos M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Rivet tool worked perfectly. Even pressing the steel stud rivets on a PA 46 .

William T Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great. Made in USA.

Anthony R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Solid old school casting. Makes pad replacment quick and easy

Floyd A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Well made and useful tool, worth the price.

James E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great tool, easy to use.. must have

Mark F Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great, simple to use on brake linings for a Piper PA28-181

Bryan E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Havent used this tool yet but it looks well made and capable of performing well to set the lining rivets. Quality tool.

William W Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

great tool

Doug H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

The brake rivet tool to get!! I own several and this is the best by far. Great Quality. Made in USA. Mounts in a vise and gives precise control over squishing rivets.

Daniel S Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Easy to use and does the job. Watch YouTube video for a great demo of product.

Greg R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great USA made product. Bought it as my China one stripped out threads. Simple to use as you do not need to change out threaded part for removal and install. A++

Brenten B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Doesn’t include instructions but easy to find online. Straight forward, good quality, and works great.

John G Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great product

Danny W Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Thumbs up!

Todd R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works perfectly!

Justin R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

high Rapco tools

Grk E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Tool worked very well. Some simple instructions would have been helpful for a first time user.

Russell G Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Extremely high quality tool at a great price. Highly recommended

David C Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

5 star great value

Bradley S Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

handy tool

Carls C Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

I have borrowed this tool from a friend for many years. finally thought it was time to get my own. great tool!

James M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Excellent tool for relining brakes.

Kenneth G Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

works great - easy and fast.

Laurence H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

GREAT QUALITY

David T Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Easy to use. Perfect for tool

Jason L Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

looked good

Robert W Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

This little unit works very well.

William F Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Worked great! Timely shipping as promised

Joel L Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Excellent, easy to use. Changing brake pads is FAA approved owner-performed maintenance and this tool makes it easy.

Rodney H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

This product works great, it was easy to use and meets my needs. The product takes up minimal space and comes with a cardboard box to store it in.

Jeff H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Nice

John L Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Does what it says it does, Wish the shaft was longer for doing brake shoes, but with a little manipulation

The 1 Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Made removal and install of brake linings very easy.

Leon A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Worked very well. There were no instructions with the item so I went to the manufactures web site to see how to use. the only point it didnt show in the video was the final step to seat the rivet. The former is already on the pressing shaft end.

William P Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great product

Grant C Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great little tool to get the job done.

Jordan E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Solid tool,make A quality job.

Andre D Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Excellent product. Works just as its supposed to. I did have to shave down the front a little to accommodate the 1934 Ford brake shoes I was doing, but thats no the tool fault.

Kurtis T Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great product and I highly recommend.. It’s nice to be able to remove the brake pad rivets and install the new rivets without needing a vice. Good to have in your tool box

Eli V Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Very nicely finished and packaged little tool that will outlast me.

Paul E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Excellent service. The brake riveter works a treat.

Victor M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Handy little tool that makes lining changes quick, easy and consistent.

Nick A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great all in one brake linings tool.

Richard B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great quality and an excellent price. Much better than expected.

Wesley M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Quality tool and worked perfectly.

David C Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Very good tool

Edward P Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Very nice.

Samuel J Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Just replaced brake lining on my 1941 Ford Super Deluxe and this tool worked flawlessly. Awesome tool, easily removes rivets and installed them perfectly. Thank you!!

well built, but need to be modified for antique bmw motorcycle brake shoes. works well.

Lloyd I Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Got tired of borrowing tool for brakes. Had this to complete this year’s annual. Good price, easy to use, great results. Highly recommended

John J Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great tool!

Les H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great. Much easier than my old way

Tom W Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Awesome product. Works well. Used on 1940s WLA harley rear brake linings.

Andrew B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

good

Stephen P Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Excellent tool. Wish I would have thrown away my hammer tool years ago for this.

Donald E Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great! Makes relining brake shoes really easy. I looked at making one, but just a rivet clenching tool was going to be $30. So, the price is excellent! And, is made in the USA!

Todd A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Quick delivery!

Rich R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Nice little tool, exactly what you need to replace the brake linings.

Alaska S Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Quality/tough made tool that includes all the bits/dies (not sure exactly what you call those things) to press out any size brake linings rivet and install new ones.

Scott S Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works great. Every rivet removed, every new one put in without problems. Very sturdy device too.

Michael T Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Awesome tool, ease of use, very precise and replacing my Velocity brake pads was a piece of cake. I recommend!!! Even in Brasil my tool arrived within predicted date.

Ricardo R Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

works great

John D Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

I have good results with this tool

William S Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Rivet tool worked good, fast shipping. Thanks

Don P Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

I returned this. Borrowed one from a friend.

Dick A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Works perfectly

Lawrence B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Easy to use to make perfect consistent riveting

Christopher M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Great product

Michael L Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

This is a high quality tool and made the job very easy.

John H Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Quality tool that performs as expected

Frank W Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Well made and perfectly functional. It is not just ideal, but the perfect tool

You just need this. It’s not as great as GripLockTies but close😉

Works great

I used to rivet brake pads for mu JOHN DEERE SKIDDER

This is a quality tool worth the price. Easy to use with directions available at RAPCOs website.

The product was received on time and in good shape. It works as advertised and does a great job. You cant find a brake shop that does riveted brake shoes any more that isnt sky high in pricing. This [product may be in the aviation field but it owrks great on automobile brakes that need riveted linings. The workmanship is excellent and all of the parts necessary are included. I would recommend this rivet tool to anyone.

Works well, very cost effective tool.

Used the tool to crimp brass rivets for on the brake pads of a 1958 Oliver OC 46 crawler. The tool worked great. Thank You

After 7 years, the rivet removal tip broke off of my last brake rivet tool. : ( So I spent a little extra money this time and got this rivet tool instead. Good news is that this one has replacement parts! If tthe rivet removal tip breaks off I can just order a new tip. That is a nice touch.

The tool did not have directions in the box, Yes, this is an easy tool to use but it did not seem to have a flare for the rivet. I did go online an a u-tube once again saved the days to the flare situation. I printed out the directions found online for the future but this is something that should be included with the tool. The tool does a great job once the technique is found from u-tube which was not aircraft spruces.

Works like a charm. Well built.

Much better than the hammer tool. More precise. Get one you wont be dissappoined.

Easy to use, good construction

Great tool, previously purchased a W404 tool because it was $7 cheaper. Big mistake, the W404 failed after doing one set of brakes. Rapco tool was much better quality tool and worth the money.

Best $38 I ever spent. The tool is easy to use and far more controlled than whacking something with a hammer. All 16 rivets in my recent pad replacement job were given a PERFECT roll set w/ zero defects. The several impact type rivet set tools I have are definitely now retired.

Amazing tool it does with brake linings. Nice removed the rivet and fast replaced. Perfectly riveted by hand.

Excellent tool. Preferred over the hammer strike style.

My RAPCO BRAKE RIVET TOOL finally arrived yesterday (23 June 2020) after waiting nearly three months. It was packaged very well and looks great. A quality product. Cant wait for the weekend to finally use it. Thank you so much and keep up the good work. Cheers, Trev.

The Rapco RA825 rivet tool was used to remove and install the rivets used on Rapco RA66-105 Cleveland type brake linings used on a Cessna 172L. It was very easy to use at my hanger by hand without tools or a vise.

This tool worked perfectly, It is designed to mount in a vise, My Harbor freight vise worked great

Great purchase.

Bought this to reline brakes on my 39 Dodge. This device is first class! Worked perfectly to press out the old rivets and then worked easily and flawlessly to install the new rivets and brake linings. I could not have expected it to work any better! A great product! American Made!

We’ve borrowed this tool before. Now we have one in our toolbox.

I’m giving the 5 Stars for costumer service. I was very impressed on how fast the delivery was. I won’t be needing this for a while but everything was in the box. Great job.

Great!

Very, very easy to use. A substantial and well made tool. Takes all the stress out of removing and riveting the new brake liners. Easy to remove the rivets without a vise but should use one to rivet the new ones back in. Otherwise youll need an extra hand. Line up the rivets correctly and on the correct side of the liners and backing and youre good to go.

I ordered this Rapco brake lining tool based on the customer testimonials and watching a few YouTube videos. There was available another brand unit a little cheaper however went with a conclusion based on this and the fact that I was about to install some Rapco brake parts. Good choice, easy to use and it comes in it’s own little storage box.

One of my favorite tool purchases ever. Made removing and installing the brake rivets such a snap I wish I had more to do.

Absolutely fantastic tool for removal AND installation of brass rivets in brake linings. Definitely the right tool for the job. Makes brake jobs on Cleveland wheels a piece of cake. Can be used hand-held or in a vise. Highly recommend.

Exactly as advertised, very fast shipping

Worked great. Very easy to use.

Good price and tool works well

Easy to use and inexpensive device. Must have for owner of the aircraft.

Excellent product. Replaced my old tool.

The tool works great, changing the linings was the easiest part of the job.

Worked great, made the job easy. worth the money.

great tool,very fast delivery

Fantastic tool, worked perfectly! It removes the old rivet with the small removal punch dye, then remove that dye to expose the flaring punch. Insert the large anvil dye on the base, screw down the flaring punch, and the rivet seats perfectly. There were no instructions with the tool but YouTube had some videos on very similar tools that helped, even though those videos covered hammer type rivet tools.

Fantastic tool!!! Made in the USA!!! Gets the job done right!!!!

Easy to use. Simple, yet effective tool. I decided to get one, as I intend to keep my airplane for a while and expect to replace my linings a few times. Probably pays off after first use in comparison to have someone doing it for me.

Works as advertised. Does a good job, obviously very portable, but much easier if used in a vise.

If you are going to replace your brake pads don’t do it without this tool. Took less than 15 minutes to remove the old pads and install the new ones. They look like factory new.

This tool works extremely well. Ive used an anvil/punch/hammer in the past and the results were poor. The finished rivet tail looks great using the RAPCO tool.

Works great, had my brake pads changed in minutes and the tool peens the rivet into perfect form.

Excellent Tool! Works Great!

Good quality tool at a fair price

Works perfectly. Makes good shop head and pulls rivet tight against baking plate.

I used this under the supervision of my A&P to change out the brake linings On my Decathlon. It was a painless procedure using the RAPCO device.

Great brake rivet tool. It removes the old rivets easily and and installs the new rivets perfectly every time. I recommend this tool to anyone wanting to replace their own brake pads.

A very fine tool that works. Restoring a car with this tool helped me reproduce exactly the same rolled rivet as found new. Had to make a taller post die from a hardened lawn mower spindle that was stripped so it would reach into the window division bar without interference in the felt channel. So an optional taller die would have been something I would buy. The tool is well priced and very effective. It made me a star in my build forum I post to.

This is a very good quality tool that makes flairing rivets easy. Aircraft Spruce shipped promptly. Very pleased all around.

This brake rivet tool is a high quality item. I have used the cheap ones in the past and they were not as well made as the RA825. It is very smooth and the rivets all mushroomed perfectly. I recommend this tool.

This tool works very well.

This brake reline tool works very well. Pad rivets seat perfectly. You can quickly learn the torque needed to hold the pads tight and not damage them. The tool came with the punch and anvil.

Top quality and easy to use for the first time! The casting, the threads on the spindle, tapped hole, the riviot form tool and anvil were well machined. I feel if you buy this tool, use it once, throw it away youre a head of the game. Drilling out the old and hand forming the new riviots with a punch and hammer youre wasting to much time.

Little pricey but works like a charm

good tool

Absolutely the best money I ever spent for a tool. It forms a perfect roll on the rivet every time and makes old rivets very easy to remove. I removed and replaced four pads in 15 minutes with 12 perfect rivets.

So happy to see that replacement parts are available. I ordered replacements right away. Recently this set reminded us of its value when after losing the punch die we had to resort to a drill and drift to remove rivets. It only proved to show just how great this tool is...it defiantly makes your life easier!

Nice tool, worked out very well. Only one glitch. I did not realize the basic tool did not include the punch and anvil. Ill have to order these parts separately. The discription was not clear on this point. I had an urgent repair to make so I fabricated my own punch and anvil that got the job done. Other than this, Im very satisfied with the tool purchase.

Easy to use. Much better than the the hammer and punch type.

Works as advertised. Easy to use and formed perfect rivet roll over. Took only 15 min. to do 4 pads.

I have done breaks with the punch type many times, and almost always split the rivit . I borrowed this from a friend of mine and I can say it is the best break tool I have ever used . It even makes me look good , perfectly formed rivets all of them. If you need a tool like this , press by now!

I used mine for my first ever pad swap. What a great tool. Becareful pressing the rivets out to make sure you have the punch in the center of the rivet. I snug it up just a little and then turn the whole pad and baccking plate back and forth a few times to make sure the ram is centered. One thing I might like to have seen is a ram with a slight bevel to it so it would help self-center itself. Not a big deal though.

This is the only tool you need to replace brake linings. Throw away that old punch and anvil block and get one of these. Much easier than beating out rivets and it allows you to put just the right amount of squeeze on the new rivets without cracking the linings. Very easy to use.

Solid, good quality tool. Bought for servicing a Glasair III with original Cleveland brakes. However, rivet extraction tip is too large to push out old rivet for these small brakes. Rapco might look at adding an additional smaller tip for owners with smaller brake shoe rivet holes .

Hansen A Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

works very good

F.d. D Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Had to modify to fit my exact needs as I’m working on old John Deeres. After my tune up this thing is solid.

Great tool. Every owner should have in your hanger tool box.

Works as advertised. Had to file down the punch side of the tool to make it work with 1/8 rivets on my application (the punch was too small for the rivet heads and was tearing them). Now I have a custom tool for my specific needs. The press part of the tool is perfect for doing rivets by hand.

Terrific all-in-one brake lining tool thats as easy to use in the field as the shop! The only downside is the punch (for rivet removal) is not self-centering, so care must be given to insure you are properly aligned to avoid damage to the caliper.

Good in most applications, however in some handle does not allow enough leverage. Should have longer and stronger handle.

I would really like to properly rate my purchase but am still waiting for UPS to deliver it. COVID-19... Ugh!

Punch adapter to press out the rivets broke on the 3rd set of rivets so have a backup plan. Delayed me a day and had to get handy with other tools but made it work. The press itself is solid just watch the cheap accessories they are likely to break.

Patrick B Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

I really wanted to like the tool better, but the outcome was less than desirable. I was replacing the linings on a vintage set of H-D brake shoes. The supplied rivets with my shoes didnt roll over on the ends, but were crushed in middle. The end result was cracked linings. I ended up finding a pair of aftermarket brakes with new shoes installed. Not sure if the problem was with the rivets or the tool.

David M Verified Purchase

Rapco Brake Rivet Tool RA825

Worked twice to remove rivets. The drive part bends easily. The tool doesnt allow some brake calipers to fit including one from a Cessna 150 Cleveland brake. I am not impressed with the quality of the tool overall. The idea is good but just not sturdy enough components.