Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 4+: 60 results shown for Wiper arm.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sun, 14 May 2000 18:16:05 -0700
  ...I have 2 wiper arms in my hands, just painted, 2 different p/n and slight differences in length and bend. p/n's...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:39:59 -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 Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:00:36 -0400
  ...wiper motor. > So with wiper motor off ( wiper switch), when you slide your hand up behind > the wiper motor mounting, the little arm attached...
• Re: windshield wiper help(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:34:58 -0800
  ...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: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:59:44 -0700
  ...Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix? I have been suffering of a floppy drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why this is...
• Re: Loose wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 14:29:29 -0500
  ...Our passenger side wiper arm is really >starting to flop around and the splines are very worn. Can someone please Clean the splines on...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:46:52 -0500
  ...Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work? > > I recently acquired a pair of replacement wiper arms with the airfoil > on them to replace the...
• Re: Wipers Moving Independently
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:12:21 -0400
  Remove the black caps at the base of the wiper arms and check the nuts for tightness. If they still come loose after tightening...
• Re: Interior Colors Query
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:56:54 -0800
  ...It's just that the wiper arm is missing...
• Re: 1971 original windshield wiper length
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 95 14:29:06 PDT
  ...Both fit perfectly! Maybe someone once replaced your wiper *arms* with too-long ones? maybe from a later year bus?? Actually, I guess I...
• Re: Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 10:10:35 -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: Wipers Moving Independently
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:28:01 -0500
  ...Loosen the nut (it might be under a little plastic cap), pull the wiper arm off and clean out the grooves which are supposed...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 19:54:09 -0800
  ...wiper arms on the front. I can’t speak to other right hand drive countries. Nor am I positive that the rear wiper is...
• How do I remove a wiper arm?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:48:37 -0600
  I need to replace the wiper are on on the passenger side of my van. I removed the plug and nut, soaked it in...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 14:43:38 -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...
• I need a wiper arm for my '66
  Historical mailing list - Rafi Greenberg
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:21:53 -0400
  Well, I was fixing up the Safari windows in my '66, but I'm stuck now. = One of the wiper arms that I have...
• Re: Quick freeze, wipers on...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:47:23 -0500
  ...Go to a junk yard and practice till perfect(1 time).Check the wiper arms to see that they are tight ,first.Use this...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 14:07:28 -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: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:31:15 -0300
  ...at 12:58 PM, Dan N wrote: > >> about air foil on wiper arm... >> >> anyone knows why it's only on the driver side and...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:12:14 -0400
  Neil, Are you talking about new wiper arms which go on the shafts external to the van? If so, first thoroughly clean the splines...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:35:44 +0000
  ...It will have as much effect on the performance of a Vanagon wiper arm as an "airfoil," and it's much easier. Jim On...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:43:29 EDT
  ...drooping wiper blade? My passenger side blade droops down onto the lower windshield seal. I tried adjusting it outside where the arm mounts to...
• Re: windshield wiper repair redux
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:19:23 -0400
  ...At first I thought I had done so, as the wiper arm seemed to >anchor solidly on the shaft. But upon trying the wiper...
• Re: stuck wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 13:03:16 -0400
  At 11:04 AM 7/1/2002, Dan Barrett wrote: >Folks, > I'm in the middle of repainting my wiper arms to get rid...
• Re: Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 08:20:43 -0700
  ...Wiper arms > Rain-x Si, Fog-x...quien sabe? Geo. > > --- ", Dieter Thiessen" <DThies1008@AOL.COM> wrote: > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:47:20 -0500
  ...I have a problem of a cat that likes to use the wiper arms as a springboard to get to the luggage rack on...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:15:22 -0700
  using these for a while? https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Silver-Alloy-Windshield-Spoiler/dp/B007PP20FQ http://www.ebay.com/bhp/wiper-spoiler
• Re: 1971 original windshield wiper length
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 06 May 1995 18:09:22 +0600
  >Maybe someone once replaced your wiper *arms* with too-long ones? maybe >from a later year bus?? > >Actually, I guess I don't know...
• Re: windshield wiper trouble
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:52:37 -0600
  ...The little serated post eat the arms. Most times you can just get your arm in the right position (wipers and arms neutralized) and...
• Re: Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:36 -0500
  ...Wiper Arm Question > > At 02:18 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, Jack R. wrote: >>My question is, are the splines cut into the new...
• Re: windshield wiper trouble
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 15:07:10 -0500
  ...The little serated post eat the arms. Most times you can just get your arm in the right position (wipers and arms neutralized) and...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:40:27 -0600
  ...Wiper Arms >> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:07:06 -0700 >> >> A good yank - I just removed and replaced mine on my '87, took...
• WTB rear wiper assembly
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:39:42 -0600
  Hey! Hope all are having an excellent Holliday Season! I'm looking for a rear wiper assembly for an '89 GL. Motor and arm...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:18:08 -0500
  ...my windshield the wiper arms strip their serrations and >get askew. >Although I try to think ahead and break the arms loose, I invariably...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:21:39 -0700
  I think the wing supposed to keep the wiper arm on the windshield and stay close to it at speed and they put it...
• Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:39:41 -0500
  ...When readying to > install them, I discovered there is no knurling on the inside of the new > wiper arms where the knurled wiper shaft...
• Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:02:07 -0800
  Pull the arm away from the window till it sticks straight out on the hinge. Then, rock it back and forth 90 degrees from...
• Re: Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Fri, 4 May 2001 05:51:51 -0700
  ...Just a Vanagon quirk or maybe the wiper arm spring tension has seen better days? Mark Ingalls 85 GL 75 Beetle [text/html]
• Re[2] Steven's wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  12 Jan 1995 23:40:00 U
  ...It's pretty important to clean off the rubber wiper crud that ends up binding to your windshield, causing the dreaded skipping wiper syndrome...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:56:36 -0700
  ...Have you tried just changing the arc of the rigid wiper arm? Having the arm more concave to the windshield would put a little...
• Wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:46:41 +0000
  ...I don't know if the cats actually make it, but I caught our cat a few time hanging on to the wiper arm...
• Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 4 May 2001 06:21:04 -0500
  ...Just a Vanagon quirk or maybe the wiper arm spring tension has seen better days? Mark Ingalls 85 GL 75 Beetle [text/html]
• Re: Wiper Blades...totally pleased with these after 3 years. Rain-X Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 6 Feb 2020 17:38:29 -0800
  yup... 21" and 19" are the ones I use... but I get wiper blades with lighter armature such as Bosch Micro Edge. dan
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:48:59 -0700
  ...drooping wiper blade? > My passenger side blade droops down onto the lower windshield seal. > I tried adjusting it outside where the arm mounts to...
• Add Lube To Wiper Arm Pivots? Re: Heater box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:02:46 -0800
  ...Consider "cramming" some lube (Moly specc'd in Bentley?) at wiper arm pivots? While it was on my mind.... Neil. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:27:14 -0400
  essentially adding another spring to the wiper arm. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 17, 2013, at 3:14 PM, T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL...
• Windshield Wiper Question
  Historical mailing list - John Zebatto
  Wed, 10 May 2000 07:29:34 EDT
  ...Do I just go through the glove compartment and is that how I align the wiper arm above the window? I am--obviously-- pretty...
• Wiper Madness.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:05:40 -0700
  ...Why is this happening and how do I fix it other than adjusting the wiper arms on the spindle. Jim 1991 Syncro Westy
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:23:31 -0400
  ...Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix? > > I have been suffering of a floppy drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why this > is...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble , arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Craig, Jim M. {PCNA}
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 02:10:02 -0500
  ...When I pull back on the wiper arm, nothing happens. If I push, the rear wiper comes on and sprays. The intermittent and high...
• Re: windshield wipter worries
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:03:49 -0700
  ...What I've found is that the shaft is metal/iron/steel of sorts and the wiper arm is a much softer aluminum and...
• Re: Rear wiper no wipe
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:04:24 -0700
  lube it up and move the arm back and forth till is free. Back and forth as in close to the glass and away...
• Re: What to lube on wipers when dash is off?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:50:25 -0800
  put some grease on the ball type joints on the linkage arms. The shafts through the body to wiper arms can be lubed too...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:19:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Anyone got any clues? > Did you check the nuts that hold the arm to the wiper shaft? Eric ZEno
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:01:52 EDT
  ...all wipers arms have serrated studs, even american cars. chris
• Re: Wiper Adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:43:23 -0500
  ...Turn the wipers on/off so they're in the park position, then install the arm so the blade is in the correct position...
• Re: Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:26 -0400
  ...Wiper Arm Question At 02:18 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, Jack R. wrote: >My question is, are the splines cut into the new...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:52:57 -0500
  ...It will have > as much effect on the performance of a Vanagon wiper arm as an "airfoil," > and it's much easier. > > Jim > > On...
• Re: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 04:00:15 EDT
  ...That is unless you have some other mechanical defect which is interfering with the wiper arms operation. Most likely the relay though. BenT <A...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:58:57 -0400
  ...Now I just have to see if I can justify spending $45 on > a wiper arm with a wing. Especially after Jim said he...