If the spline is worn down and smooth, you can also rough them up with rough
sand paper, or use a sharp file to cut new notches.  You don't need many,
just enough to give the arm something to grab onto.

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Jere & Beth Hawn [mailto:jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET]
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 4:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: windshield wipter worries

Hi Tony,

This has happened to me a few times. What I've found is that the shaft is
metal/iron/steel of sorts and the wiper arm is a much softer aluminum and
the spline has Alum packed into them.  Clean them out and tighten down on
the nut and this should fix it.  P.S. I have also had to replace the wiper
arm because of repeated strippings.

Jere
90 GL
88 GL

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]  On Behalf
Of
Tony
Sent:   Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:33 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        windshield wipter worries

Volks,

The driver side windshield wiper became loose from the
drive spline, and stuck on the side of the window
while the wipers were on. Needless to say I tightened
it down, using a socket drive, but it seems to still
have some slippage - ie when I cleaned the windows
with a squeege I pushed down a bit on the wiper blade
and it slid down -- i am concerned that the splines on
the drive are either chewed up/getting chewed up --
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 ????

Thanks,

Tony
89 Carat - Agnes
X-owner of '90 Chevy 1 ton - sold her last week to a
happy buyer...  :)

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