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Re: Wiper Arm Question
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:26 -0400
...my old arm was maxed out, as I had cleaned out the splines on the shaft, and when I firmed up the old arm...
Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:07:09 -0600
...Put a 6mm flat washer on shaft then put nut on and tighten it. The flat waser will jam down on the arm and...
Re: Wiper arms.
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 3 May 2000 16:34:06 -0400
So, from what i gather, you can torque these down pretty good without busting the shaft? I was afraid i was torquing too hard...
Re: drooping wiper blade
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:48:06 -0400
At 19:13 7/2/99 -0700, Davidson wrote: >Any suggestions for adjusting a drooping wiper blade? >My passenger side blade droops down onto...
Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:34:31 -0600
...I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I managed to replace it with only loosing the dash and pulling one side back...
Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:00:36 -0400
...off ( wiper switch), when you slide your hand up behind > the wiper motor mounting, the little arm attached to the wiper motor shaft > and...
Re: wiper prob
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 1 Sep 2001 11:37:21 -0500
Try this----- Pull the plastic cap off the end of the shaft, and tighten the nut. Probably just came loose. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine...
Re: Wiper Arm Question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:36 -0500
...When that stud pops off at the bottom thread, it is a long time and a lot of scraped knuckles till you have wipers...
Re: '90 Wiper won't
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:56:09 -0500
Neil, Some times you can clean out the grooves on the shaft with a pick or wire brush to give it more bite. Larry...
Repairing Windshield Wiper Motor
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Oct 1996 13:14:29 -0800
...The teeth aren't stripped, just the interface between the shaft and the plastic gear. If so, what adhesive did you use. The local...
Re: 'programmable' w.wipers
Historical mailing list
Fri, 2 Feb 96 09:23:29 +0100
...even Taiwanese stuff is better, i doubt that it's German, the distributor-rotors from Doduco rattle on the distributor-shaft etc. etc... Brian.
Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:08:23 -0500
...Anyone have any >suggestions on how get the arm off the shaft without bending or breaking >something? John, I'd try threading the nut...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:18:46 -0700
...Mark craig cowan wrote: > I took a razor blade and cleaned out the splines of the shaft. As you guys > had suggested, it was...
Re: windshield wiper repair redux
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:44:55 -0500
...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: 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...
Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:24:28 -0500
...The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months after I started using the longer blades. Things went down from there, and...
Re: anyone have a photo or exploded diagram of the wiper stalk/switch?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:50:53 -0700
...bob On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Tim King-syncrowesty <syncrowesty@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Folks -- > > My wiper/washer switch/stalk...
Re: Number Detective Work (was RE: Splitty Chassis/dating)
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:29:37 -0400
...The '65 has a seperate wiper motor with linkages going to the wiper shafts. The '66 has a one piece unit that has the...
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: What to lube on wipers when dash is off?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:42:42 -0800
...the shafts where they go through their bushings ..though that is somewhat self-lubricating. I even lube the pivot points on the wiper arms...
Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:55:48 -0800
...With the arm off, you will notice that the wiper motor shaft has teeth on it. Reinstall the wiper arm one notch higher, tighten...
Re: more on the Wiper Motor
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:53:00 -0600
Mark -- The external wiper arm fits onto a splined shaft. Probably due to not tightening it down enough, I managed to strip a wiper...
Wipers Very Slow
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:40:57 -0400
...nice but my wipers are misbehaving. Work very slowly and then stop. Clicking noise from in the dash area when stopped so I went...
Re: How do I remove a wiper arm?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:24:06 -0600
...Anyone have any >>suggestions on how get the arm off the shaft without bending or breaking >>something? >> >>Thanks, >> >>John Rodgers >>88 GL Driver >>
Re: trip report quite long
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:14:32 -0700
...I'll >> see what I can do now that we are home. >> >> Just ordered wiper shaft assembly from Van Cafe, price $33, new, from...
Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:18:08 -0500
...If you're not *thoroughly* cleaning out the stripped metal from the splines on the shaft and properly tightening the connection to make deep...
Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:14:27 -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: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:46:43 -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: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:06:50 -0400
...Why is the wiper assembly not made so that the motor drives >a shaft that terminates with a hex fitting, and That joint is...
Re: leaking
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 17:10:40 +0200
...the windshield -- that or MAJOR rust-through! Don't forget the wiper shaft grommets. They enter under the dash, and if they are loose...
Re: [WetWesties] anyone have a photo or exploded diagram of the wiper stalk/switch?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 12:32:00 -0800
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Tim King-syncrowesty <syncrowesty@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Folks -- > > My wiper/washer switch/stalk kind...
Small windscreen wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sat, 2 Jan 2016 19:54:03 -0800
A few years ago I switched to those unitstrut type wipers. You know the ones without any support struts, just a plastic arm holding...
Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:36:30 -0700
...The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months after I started using the longer blades. Things went down from there, and...
Re: Wiper Arm Question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:24:41 EDT
...There is NO need to change out the wiper arm mechanism. Grind the surface of the pivot shaft flat, centerpunch, drill and tap for...
Re: winshield wiper woes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:02:46 -0600
As I recall it is a friction lock that holds the wiper arm in position. Pop the little cap off the shaft where the...
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: wipers won't stay tight
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:40:04 -0500
...Jim Creech 87 Westy GL, 2.1 > I'm having a problem with my windshield wipers not wanting to stay tight on > the shaft...
Re: trip report quite long
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:07:08 -0500
...Just ordered wiper shaft assembly from Van Cafe, price $33, new, from original equipment manufacturer. -- David McNeely
Re: Repairing Windshield Wiper Motor
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
16 Oct 96 22:49:29 EDT
...If the motor shaft is too hard, you might need something better). Go through the gear to the shaft, marking the shaft with the...
Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:49:12 -0500
...The passenger side wiper started to flop around about six months after I started using the longer blades. Things went down from there, and...
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: Small windscreen wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 3 Jan 2016 01:49:38 -0700
...This patch was under the path of the wiper directly beneath where the wiper attaches to the arm. > > Oh I tried all the tweaks...
Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:36:45 -0400
...shaft and >then tighten the arm back on so the splines could bite fresh. > >I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I...
Re: front wipers
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:26:46 -0800
...When I rebuilt the entire wiper linkage on my Westy, I (thankfully) studied up and realized I needed to lube the new wiper shafts...
Re: Loose steering column shaft
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 2 Jan 2023 18:34:32 -0600
...Take > off the steering wheel and the wiper-turn signal switches and have a look. > Ultimately it all gets secured by the shaft and...
Re: windshield wiper - fixed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:54:29 -0400
...It's not...you have to clean out the splines on the shaft so that when you tighten the arm firmly it cuts new...
Re: Fixed my wiper arm on my lunch break!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 20 May 2009 16:27:06 -0400
...I'm keeping the new assembly in the car just in Excellent! Now take the loupe again and inspect the splines on the shaft...
Re: winshield wiper woes
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:50:14 EST
...While you have the arm off, get a pin or small nail and scrape clean the grooves on the shaft. I found that mine...
Re: Washer fluid
Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
Sun, 3 May 1998 21:41:55 -0700
...number 5..... > > > > To activate the rear wiper, move the wiper lever downward inline with > > the steering shaft....to deactivate....move the same way again...
Re: trip report quite long
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:40:37 -0500
...I'll > >> see what I can do now that we are home. > >> > >> Just ordered wiper shaft assembly from Van Cafe, price $33, new, from...
Re: Rear Wiper Motor Fizzle/Sizzle 91 Westy: Questions
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 10:43:04 -0500
...I removed the whole assembly and worked the wiper shaft out, then cleaned rust off with 600 grit sandpaper and cleaned and reassembled with...
Re: Washer fluid
Historical mailing list - Scooter061
Sun, 3 May 1998 15:08:06 EDT
...To activate the rear wiper, move the wiper lever downward inline with the steering shaft....to deactivate....move the same way again... Scott 86...
Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:50:40 +0000
...Finkbiner <mike_l_f@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > As the wipers are tight on their shafts and I have tried the relay, it > > looks like...
Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:10:52 -0800
...NO GO! The Audi used a much larger splined shaft and more splines. Hmmmm. No wonder the Vanagon ones give trouble. The high end...
Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:00:23 -0500
...Why is the wiper assembly not made so that the motor drives > >a shaft that terminates with a hex fitting, and > > That joint is...
Re: windshield wiper motor
Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:39:28 -0000
...Compared to any other car I've > driven in the past decade the front wipers are pathetic. They have 2 speeds-- slow > and slower...
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: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:56:36 -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[2] Steven's wiper arms
Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
12 Jan 1995 23:40:00 U
...the shaft, but if they do, it might be worth a shot. It's pretty important to clean off the rubber wiper crud that...
Got some Dealer Overstock Parts In
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:21:07 EDT
...wiper) already mounted on the aluminum ignition switch housing with a brand new ignition switch in it. All new, VW parts!). Cam Shaft for...