At 11:01 AM 3/14/2003, Mike Collum wrote:
>grooves get cut into it when the arm is tightened on to the wiper motor
>shaft).  Properly position the arm and push it back on the shaft.
>Reinstall the 10mm nut and tighten.  That "Should" cut new grooves and
>allow the wiper to function correctly.

You forgot to mention that it's necessary to clean the splines on the shaft
with a scriber or pin to get the old metal out before doing this...

>Some have reported using a bit of steel wool when there was no longer
>sufficient soft metal to work with.  I have not tried this but it sounds
>like it might work.

If the clamping nut is bottoming out on a shoulder, you can likely get at
least one more restore out of it by adding a washer under the nut (and if
necessary grinding some metal from the bottom face of the arm).  I don't
remember whether there's such a shoulder on the Vanagon, but I just fixed
the arm on an old CaraVan this way, worked beautifully.  You have to make
sure that the hole in the washer is big enough to clear the shoulder (and
actually does clear it when you install).

david

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