are you sure Stacey? I'm thinking the pass. side shaft can be got at without removing dash.

alistair

On 2012-08-13, at 1:59 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote:

>     Honestly ,I think the guy had  it backwards . I'd pay somebody $ 70.00
> to install that . You have to pull the dash out to get to it . Obviously
> the guy had no idea what was involved.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> ---- Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Passenger side windshield wiper became loose and flopped about during a
>> thunderstorm in Wyoming on outbound.  The stud had snapped.  While getting
>> the muffler replaced in Burlington, I made a couple of inquiries about
>> getting parts, but did not really want to spend the time to track down
>> parts and fix it.  I was told that I would need to replace the
>> "transmission," that the stud cannot be replaced.  Is this true?  One guy
>> offered to get a transmission from a bone yard, wanting $260 for the part,
>> and $70 for labor, and it would take him two days to get the part.  Is this
>> right?  I just removed the wiper and put it under the seat, and cleaned the
>> windshield really well before wiping it thoroughly with "RainX."  It did
>> not rain on us for the rest of the trip, maybe RainX works (ha ha).  I'll
>> see what I can do now that we are home.
>> 
>> Just ordered wiper shaft assembly from Van Cafe, price $33, new, from
>> original equipment manufacturer.
>> --
>> David McNeely
>> 
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