In my experience YES, but he has more experience, so.....
I would add that it is usually fairly obvious, if the owner is mechanically inclined at all, that the regulator is busting (as prior post said, crunching or other odd noises), definitely know there is something mechanically undue happenin', not like when you have a motor or switch go out and suddenly the window doesn't work.
Here is a link to the type of rivet gun we had for doing these large rivets:
http://www.restockit.com/The-Big-Daddy-Riveter-w-Extended-Nose-Piece-(MAR39035).html?source=froogle&Bvar5=100F1&Bvar6=100F1&Bvar7=100F1