| First the old rubber joints must be cut from the joint openings using an X-acto knife. Cut along the rivet, shoving the rubbery waste out of the joint. |  |
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Use a punch to flare the other end of the rivet, with the rounded end on a solid object such as a vise or anvil.
Repeat with the other arm. To tell which way the rivet goes, hold the forearm with the flat inside and the palm of the hand up. The rounded head should be on the thumb side of the arm, which is the outside. This will help your figure look its best after surgery. Unlike the Action Soldier classic body, the rivets on the 1976 and later muscle body Joes were not painted. Now back to the procedure... |
| Then insert snips into the elbow joint slot and cut the rivet in half. Remove all old joint material and the rivet. |  |
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| Insert the new replacement elbow joint into the forearm and run a rivet through the joint with the rounded head on the outside of the arm. |  |
