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• Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:16:28 -0800
  ...I measured the length from shoulder of wiper arm shaft (below splines) to end of splines and length of portion of wiper arm that...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:41:11 -0400
  If your doing this replacment because your wiper arms go all over the place (when they shouldnt), put a washer and lock nut on...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:38:40 -0800
  I'm with you Stan....my old beetle had a flat side on wiper post and arm, and never stripped a single time. My...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:54:07 -0800
  ...Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm? Hi all. The wiper arm metal is soft (pot metal?) so I assume it's prone to...
• Re: more on the Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:08:46 +1000
  Mark The symptoms you describe suggest that, at the side where the wiper arm turns 180 deg with no resistance: a) the wiper arm...
• Re: Wiper Adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:19:44 -0500
  ...Of course, once the soft metal has all been used up, it's time for new wiper arms. Never twist the wiper arms to...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:43:03 -0700
  Maybe we could design a "break your wiper arms loose" reminder light on the dash, eh? ;-) Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1...
• Re: Removing wiper blade arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500
  Pop the little black plastic cap off the pivot --- undo the nut --- pull the wiper arm off the splines ---- you might want to use...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:34:30 -0500
  ...I measured the length from shoulder of wiper arm shaft (below > splines) to end of splines and length of portion of wiper arm that...
• Re: Removing wiper blade aarm
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:56:53 -0800
  ...Removing wiper blade aarm > > I checked the green Bentley book and it does not say how to remove the wiper > blade arms. Sometimes that...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:29 -0700
  ...You can remove the nut > and the arm will still stay attached to the shaft(try it).Prying the wiper > arm will over come...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:57:30 -0400
  ...When I've removed my wiper arms I find that if the wiper arm is DOWN and against the windshield is a lot harder...
• Re: wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:07:08 -0500
  Swing the wiper out, undo bolt on spindle, lift arm off spindle and replace on a different spline. If the space btw the splines...
• Removing wiper blade aarm
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:30:43 -0800
  I checked the green Bentley book and it does not say how to remove the wiper blade arms. Sometimes that book can be so...
• 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 23:18:12 -0700
  That feedback ignores the basic design of the wiper mount hardness-material, vs the wiper arm softness material. It's designed to allow for...
• Re: Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:44:28 EDT
  ...Pull the arms off and with a needle, clean the grooves on the conical part of the shaft that the wiper arm fits on...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:43:12 -0400
  Tony, if you remove the wiper arm you will see that the wiper shaft has little serrations on it. The inside of the hole...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:20:07 EST
  ...There might be something about adjusting wiper arm in the Bentley. Worst case scenario, buy new wiper arms. George
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:55:39 -0500
  ...wiper arm Drill the rivets out and re drill your new arm and Re Rivet it back on. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:31:27 +0000
  Ah-Ha.  Found it.  Now I just have to see if I can justify spending $45 on a wiper arm with a wing.  Especially...
• Re: Quick freeze, wipers on...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:47:18 -0500
  if you are lucky the wiper arms were loose and they just slipped on the splines of the wiper shafts. Remove the wiper arms...
• Re: wioers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:53:26 -0600
  Get used to messing with your wiper arms. The local cats climb on my Westy all the time and drag the wipers down to...
• Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 09:09:06 -0600
  ...I'd like to improve on the small wiper arm drive screw attachment. I've got an 83 and I don't remember seeing...
• windshield wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:04:16 -0500
  ...I'd like to replace it with a new arm, and wanted to know ... how useful are 1988 + wiper arms that have that black...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:49:55 -0800
  ...I measured the length from shoulder of wiper arm shaft (below >> splines) to end of splines and length of portion of wiper arm that...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 18:48:02 -0800
  ...The rear wiper arm on my van has same part number except for last three digits.. 707 instead of 409. The front wiper arms...
• Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 9 Dec 2017 10:05:03 -0800
  you may want to remove the wiper arm and clean the grooves of the pivot real good and the grooves on the wiper arm...
• Re: Wiper Madness.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:44:48 -0400
  Jim, The wiper arms have soft metal where they fit over the drive splines. You have to pull the rubber plugs ... remove the little...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:34:03 -0700
  ...I measured the length from shoulder of wiper arm shaft (below > splines) to end of splines and length of portion of wiper arm that...
• Re: Wiper Madness.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:51:46 -0500
  ...The wiper mounting post are serrated and the wiper arms are soft metal so the wipers strip and you see what you get. You...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:06:33 -0800
  I measure the front windshield wiper arm (from the tip to the center)... both sides are 17.5" then I measure the Rear hatch...
• Re: windshield wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:01:45 -0800
  ...I'd like to replace it with a new arm, and wanted to know ... how useful are 1988 + wiper arms that have that black...
• Re: Wipers Moving Independently
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:19:05 -0400
  Pop the little rubber cap off of the base of the wiper arm. Using a 10mm wrench, undo the nut that secures it to...
• Re: Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 4 May 2001 10:36:42 -0500
  I used them air dams on my wiper arms prior to installing the new arms. They did just about nothing, except allowing me to...
• Re: Windshield Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:21:16 -0700
  ...I found that the spline in > the wiper arm goes bad. This is just soft Pot Metal > and chews up easily, whereas the wiper...
• Re: wiper prob
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 13:44:36 EDT
  ...Hopefully the arm is still useable after allowing the wiper drive stud to ream it out. In the worst case you might need a...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:44:36 -0800
  The wiper arms are made to strip like that in situations just like you described. What you need to do is pull off that...
• Re: fix windshield wipers that wont stay in position
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:58:00 -0600
  ...fix windshield wipers that wont stay in position Hello, many vanagons that I have seen have windshield wipers arms that can be moved about...
• Re: Wiper Position
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:02:17 -0800
  There's two factors involved in the wiper rest position. The position of the wiper arm on the shaft and the operation of the...
• Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:45:50 -0400
  ...Remember, when you're working with the wipers, that the wiper arm, where it connects to the motor shaft, has soft metal inside so...
• Re: Wiper Arm Question-any source for a replacement rear wiper spring?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:22:01 -0700
  ...Does anyone on the list have a source >>> for replacing the spring on the rear wiper? >>> >> >> i have rear wiper arms.. >> >> chris >> >> >> ************** >> It's...
• Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Dec 2017 11:01:57 -0800
  I didn't get the original post, but the problem here is that the wiper arm gets reamed out and the nut bottoms out...
• Re; Windshield Wiper Help
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 07:43:42 -0500
  That serrated wiper shaft and nut holding the arm to it is part of the Teutonic pledge of difficulty. It is so the arm...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 13:08:03 -0500
  ...of wiper arms to the rear wiper arm. You’ll see the difference. Plus a pic of a South African van rear wiper... it...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:40:14 +0000
  ...wiper arm     Drill the rivets out and re drill your new arm and Re Rivet it back on. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct...
• Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 3 May 2000 13:59:52 -0400
  Has anyone found a solution to the wiper arms that slip on their pivot? Is there anything a person can do short of pulling...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:59:22 -0400
  Chris Camacho at uniwerksdesign.com has a wing you can slip over a plain wiper arm. https://uniwerksdesign.com/
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedback on how to fix this please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:54:31 -0500
  ...What you need to do is pull off that passenger side wiper > arm > (it's either a 10mm or 13mm nut). Once the arm...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 09:44:27 -0800
  I’ve updated the blog post showing comparison of wiper arms to the rear wiper arm. You’ll see the difference. Plus a pic...
• Removing Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:30:00 -0800
  Someone asked how to remove a wiper arm. I ended up using a gear puller that I have, available at any Sears in the...
• stuck wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:04:57 -0400
  Folks, I'm in the middle of repainting my wiper arms to get rid of some light rust. The driver's side wiper arm...
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:35:17 -0700
  On 8/14/06, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > My driver's side wiper arm has a weird attachment on > it. Kind of...
• Re: winshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:01:14 -0500
  ...the base of the wiper arm. Undo the 10mm nut and lift the arm off (the inside of the arm base is soft metal...
• Quick fix for a floppy wiper?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:01:40 -0400
  Hey Folks After the second wiper blade change - It looks as though my rear wiper arm is just not just holding it self against...
• fix windshield wipers that wont stay in position
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:54:02 -0800
  Hello, many vanagons that I have seen have windshield wipers arms that can be moved about without the wiper moter being turned on.Dont...
• Re: Windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 28 May 2026 18:36:22 -0700
  ...On 5/28/2026 18:12, John Lauterbach wrote: > How do i keep the wiper arms from slipping around the drive shafts? Even tightening...
• Re: windshield wiper nut diameter + thread pitch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:59:33 -0700
  ...No pitch given so it must be a standard > thread. > > Remember, when you're working with the wipers, that the wiper arm, where > it...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:27:51 -0700
  on the wiper subject... on older vehicles the tension of the springs in the old wiper arms can be a heavy factor on the...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:41:00 -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: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:43:34 -0700
  with the wiper arm removed from the shaft.. how does the shaft feel ..loose ? what happens when you run the wipers with the wiper...