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Subject:Re: windshield wipter worries
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:55:48 -0400
At 04:32 PM 6/19/2001, Tony wrote:
>hate to mess em up more...any ideas of how to secure
>the wiper arm to the drive spline so it won't slip? or
>how to rehab the splines or ????

Pull the arm.  Pick the soft metal out from the shaft splines with a
pin.  Replace arm and tighten firmly to cut new splines in the socket.  The
nut will firm up as the splines contact the metal, then go another ?couple
turns? then suddenly harden up as the splines bottom-- don't go past that
stage.

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"