Don't go past "tight"--ask me how I know. When that stud pops off at
the bottom thread, it is a long time and a lot of scraped knuckles
till you have wipers again. In fact, this is the one thing on the car
that makes be want to buy an inch-pound torque wrench.

Jim

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> Thank you... my old arm was maxed out, as I had cleaned out the splines on
> the shaft, and when I firmed up the old arm, it was not biting.
>
> I'll go ahead and install the new arm, and should be good for another 20
> years (that's how long I have owned my 84 Westy)
>
> Jack R.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:26 PM
> To: Jack R.
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wiper Arm Question
>
> At 02:18 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, Jack R. wrote:
>>My question is, are the splines cut into the new arm upon attaching to the
>>shaft, or should the arm of had splines on it.
>
> You crank the bolt down through "firm" -- while it's cutting the
> splines -- to "tight."  Then stop.  You can do it with the old arm
> too.  When you run out of seating depth the arm is used up.
>
>
> --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>