[Joeztech]

I want to replace the wires going to the speaker socket of my 40-201. Here are a couple of pictures of the socket front and back side. On the front (the side that plugs onto the speaker mounted plug) there is a brass rivet. On the back where the wires enter, there is no rivet at all.
   
   
Is it possible to file or drill the rivet head off and remove the fish-paper cover, then solder new wires to the internal contacts, and put the fish-paper cover back on? In other words, can the rivet be removed and a small hole drilled to accept say no. 4-40 hardware to reassemble the socket?

Or, is it possible to do it another way?

Thanks in advance.

Joe