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• Re: Loose wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:48:29 -0500
  ...Loose wiper arm I know there was a very recent thread on how to fix a loose wiper arm, but I can't find...
• Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 11:01:52 -0800
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:11:55 -0400
  ...dbeierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Chris Camacho at uniwerksdesign.com has a wing you can slip over a plain > wiper arm. > > https://uniwerksdesign.com/
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:24:50 -0500
  ...days? You could try something like steel wool between the shaft and the wiper arm socket. That might buy you a few days. Mike
• Re: windshield wiper help(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:25:33 -0800
  ...windshield wiper help(NVC) > >We just have to deal with wiper arms that strip when you turn on the > >wipers and there is too...
• cats and stan's wiper arms was:Re: wipers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:24:55 EST
  ...to messing with your wiper arms. > The local cats climb on my Westy all the time and drag the wipers down to > the rubber...
• Wiper arm flapping all over the place
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 9 Dec 2017 12:44:08 -0500
  Hi Folks, So, my passenger side (1989 tin top) wiper arm and blade were frozen onto the windshield and I didn't realize. I...
• Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 9 Dec 2017 12:07:23 -0800
  ...Wiper arm flapping all over the place Hi Folks, So, my passenger side (1989 tin top) wiper arm and blade were frozen onto the...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:44:53 -0700
  ...lift the wiper arm up enough to prop the blade-end nearest the pivot against the windshield. That way the blade can never freeze...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:39:41 -0400
  I love this line (Teutonic pledge of difficulty) I thought the Birts had that honor with there electronics of years past The wiper arms...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedb
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:43:10 EST
  ...So is it possible the inner part that is inside of the wiper arm that connects to the remove arm, clean splines out with...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 14:15:21 -0400
  ...Wiper arms. Has anyone found a solution to the wiper arms that slip on their pivot? Is there anything a person can do short...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 17:06:07 -0500
  ...superior German >engineering makes this the only vehicle that eats the wiper arms. Why is >that? I think they got the system from the...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:39:19 -0800
  ...One wiper shaft assembly had play in arm that is press fitted to shafte. Arms are kinda pricey. Regardless, what started out as "pull...
• AFM Wiper Arm Track Wear (post wiper adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:46:47 -0800
  ...In an effort to smooth out the idle, I (ignorantly I think) moved the track board so the wiper arm would contact new material...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:45 -0400
  ...The wiper shaft is steel, where the wiper arm is some type of pot-metal. The softer part wears before the harder part, by...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 15:42:28 -0400
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• Re: Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 4 May 2001 08:24:11 EDT
  ...mark@hotmail.com writes: << Just a Vanagon quirk or maybe the wiper arm spring tension has seen better days? >> Mark, My 86 and later...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 00:15:03 -0600
  ...windshield wiper help ::: :::Many times your wiper arms get stripped at the pivot post because the :::neighborhood and feral cats use your wipers to...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 16:01:11 -0400
  ...1) Remove the wiper arms, and shoot some into the pivot with the wiper motor activated. Replace wipers, aligning with previous splines. 2) With...
• About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:53:26 -0800
  ...when the sun comes up again, showing the diff between the front wipers I have and the rear wiper arm. You’ll see :-) Alistair
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:14:42 -0500
  ...Taking apart a spare pair of wiper arms for blasting and powdercoat, noticed they are different lengths and different lengths between bends. All these...
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:14:00 -0800
  ...up a bottle immediately! On a side note, I took the wiper arms off again yesterday, hit 'em with a wired brush (and carved...
• Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:20:10 -0700
  ...So with wiper motor off ( wiper switch), when you slide your hand up behind the wiper motor mounting, the little arm attached to the...
• FW: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - AJordans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:50:23 -0400
  ...Wiper Arms Another alternative, although I have never had to do this on a Vanagon, is using a battery terminal puller or gear puller...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 May 2000 16:50:53 -0300
  ...the arm back on. So-far-so-good. Bulley wrote: > I simply snug up the 10mm nuts each time I lube the wiper system...
• Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:00:37 -0500
  ...Why is the wiper assembly not made so that the motor drives a shaft that terminates with a hex fitting, and the wiper arm...
• Re: wioers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 02:00:30 -0500
  ...Pop off the plastic cap at the base of the wiper arm which will expose the nut that holds the arm in place. Take...
• Re: Busted wiper bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:03:19 -0400
  Also replace the wiper arm. The shaft usually snaps when over tightening to compensate for arm being worn out. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:29:17 -0600
  ...at 12:58 PM, Dan N wrote: > about air foil on wiper arm... > > anyone knows why it's only on the driver side and...
• Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:51:58 -0400
  ...drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why this is. I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:23 -0400
  ...wrote: >Question, when the spline on the wiper arms fail, and the arm can no longer >be tightened... is the only fix to replace...
• Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:18:18 -0400
  I just purchased a new VW Wiper Arm for my 84 Westy, as my current one was not holding well. I had cleaned all...
• 87 Westy Wiper Mechanism Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Sat, 4 May 2002 02:06:51 -0400
  ...It is the part with the splines that connects behind the sheetmetal to the wiper motor, and outside to the wiper arm. (I'm...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:07:06 -0700
  ...Markus pete owsianowski <pnocean@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Hope this isn't too trivial: > > I can't seem to budge the wiper arms on my...
• Re: Quick fix for a floppy wiper?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:36:58 -0700
  ...wrote: > > Hey Folks > > After the second wiper blade change - It looks as though my rear wiper arm > is just not just holding it self...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:06:23 -0800
  ...I'd downsizing on spare parts so 2 or 3 out > of 4 spare wiper arms will get recycled. > > Neil. > >> On 2/2/20...
• Re: Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:37:41 -0400
  You don't need to remove the wiper arms or the shaft assembly. The motor housing is held down by three 10mm bolts, and...
• Re: Poky wipers
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 16:29:04 CST
  ...use something that stays put but doesn't gum up in cold weather. - when you take the wiper arm off (so you can push...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 3 May 2000 12:46:04 -0700
  thew cheap fix would be to tack weld the wiper arm onto the pivot... my $.002 worth ===== Sudhir Desai desa4622@kettering.edu desa4622@yahoo...
• Wiper Arm with Wing
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:34:36 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can get the windshield wiper arm that has the wing on it? I guess this was standard issue on...
• Wiper Arm with Wing
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 23:20:51 -0600
  Ditto! Cory ========== Does anyone know where I can get the windshield wiper arm that has the = wing on it? I guess this was standard...
• Intermittent wiper chatter
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:04:46 -0800
  ...I've replaced the intermittent relay,wiper motor,wiper arms and blades and wiper sitch assy on column. Nothing in the archives. Suggestions anyone...
• wiper blades available
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:00:16 -0800
  ...I have three wiper blades available from my 1989 Vanagon GL and one complete wiper blade with wiper arm from the passenger side. (I...
• Re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list
  24 Jan 97 12:49:56 PST
  ...Their "wiper bender" is probably just a mechanic with his back turned mangling your wiper arm. DIY > No, I'm not just overly wiper...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:53:37 -0400
  ...drooping wiper blade > > >>pop the dust cap with a screwdriver, then remove the bolt (10mm) and >>washer >>visualize the angle of the blade arm...
• Wiper Arm Wing
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:47:30 -0400
  Can anyone out there who has a wiper arm with the factory airfoil take a close-up picture of it? I'm trying to...
• Re: Wiper splines are trashed, how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:41:11 -0600
  ...This is a common problem with Vanagon wiper arms, be ready to tighten them often. The last resort of course is to buy new...
• Re: Distinguishing between 68-70 busses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:06:24 -0400
  ...There's always the VIN...... > > The easiest way to distinguish the '68 from the '69 is the design of the wiper arms. '68 wiper...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:47:25 -0700
  ...drooping wiper blade > > > > > >>pop the dust cap with a screwdriver, then remove the bolt (10mm) and > >>washer > >>visualize the angle of the blade arm...
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:00:56 -0400
  ...I installed a driver's side wiper arm on the passenger side >to get even cleaning and balanced looks. > >The rear wipers are operated...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:23:57 -0500
  ...Wiper Arms >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:07:06 -0700 > >A good yank - I just removed and replaced mine on my '87, took...
• Windshield wiper shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...on the wiper arm because it was slipping and it twisted off. Also is there a good way to keep the arm from slipping...
• Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:50:38 -0700
  ...Then once wiper arms are stopped, remove and reposition to where you want it to park. Then run them again. Unless there is another...
• Re: Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 12:17:35 -0500
  ...I've seen a lot of *right on the wiper arm squirters* and I think you're onto something there. Probably fix the wiper...
• re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 97 10:30:30 PST
  ...Used a special tool to bend the wiper arm a few degress to reduce the problem. You might want to go to the dealer...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 22:52:39 -0500
  ...wiper arms on the front. I can’t speak to other right hand drive countries. Nor am I positive that the rear wiper is...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 01:59:54 -0500
  > > The rear wiper arm on my van has same part number except for last three > digits.. 707 instead of 409. 251 -- first used on...
• Re: Rear Wiper Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Fri, 4 May 2001 21:22:47 +1000
  ...With careful manipulation the upper cover can be removed from the projecting column switch arm. After the covers are removed the wiper contact ring...
• wiper prob
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 12:23:11 -0400
  ...My best guess is something with the teeth for the wiper arm itself. I was thinking I could take the arm off, put some...