Yah that would be who knows how much now!

I won't over torque thanks. Woke this morning.... "da  da-da-da  dunt"
(The Blues) ...... thinking of locktite and bolts to wiper motor as
they are n't torued much either.

Regards,

Neil.

On 3/28/07, dvdclarksn@aol.com <dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote:
>
> With my 1982 Westy I made the mistake of over torquing the wiper arm and
> broke the spindle. Very costly mistake when I found that the entire armature
> would have to be replaced and that this meant pulling the dash. I was a
> Vanagon newbie at the time and took it to the dealership (dash had to be
> removed) my cost for the new armature and the labor to make this repair was
> over $500.00. This was over 15 years ago. Lesson learned-use Locktite on the
> wiper arms and don't crank them down so tight.
>
> David Clarkson
> 1990 Westy (237k)
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM
>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>  Sent: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 3:39 PM
>  Subject: Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
>
>
> Hi Mike.
>
>  No am replacing the wiper shafts behind dash.
>
>  One of them had some play, so am doing both while in there.
>
>  Thanks for pointers on arms though. Those may get done too, but am hoping
>  the excessive play is taken out w/new parts behind dash. One wiper shaft
>  assembly had play in arm that is press fitted to shafte.
>
>  Arms are kinda pricey. Regardless, what started out as "pull the dash,
>  repair heat box, replace fan, install heater core" has become
>  oh-so-much-more which means more $$ anyways. (and I'm making custom parts
>  too).
>
>  Neil 81 AC Westy
>
>  On 3/27/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
>  >
>  > Neil,
>  >
>  > Are you talking about new wiper arms which go on the shafts external to
>  > the van?
>  >
>  > If so, first thoroughly clean the splines of the shafts sticking out of
>  > the van to get any of the old soft metal off.
>  >
>  > The new wiper arms have soft metal where they go over the shafts and
>  > will cut their own grooves as they are tightened down. Don't swing them
>  > back and forth as you'll just ream the soft metal out and you'll again
>  > need new arms. Just make sure they're positioned correctly before you
>  > start the snugging process.
>  >
>  > Mike
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > neil wrote:
>  > > Hi all.
>  > >
>  > > Have new wiper shaft assemblies (housing + shaft) to install.
>  > >
>  > > The two pegs on housing look like they need to be compressed once in
>  > > place, but the metal looks like some kind of "pot" metal and I'm not
>  > > sure how much it can be worked. So......
>  > >
>  > > How are these installed?
>  > >
>  > > Thanks very much for any info,
>  > >
>  > > Neil.
>  > >
>  > > --
>  > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
>  > >
>  > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  > >
>  >
>
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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