Clever, possibly     ;)

I tried compressing the material on two arms. Rookie mistake, but I
should have measured holes for "round" first but.... on one, the small
hole got a little out of round but did get slightly smaller. The
second arm didn't (likely because I used a bolt head instead of nut)
but on each, the larger ID end didn't change. Even if the hole got a
little smaller at the narrow end, the entire hole would likely be
malformed making for a small amount of purchase on wiper shaft.

My idea is fetid!   :)

As Larry suggests, removing material at the base of the arm might do
and would certainly be a better option than filing *any* amount from
the base of wiper shaft.

I had read of the steel wool suggestion in the archives but thanks for
that Dean B. Hadn't heard of drywall mesh. Thanks Stuart.

Neil.

On 2/27/14, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 07:50 PM 2/27/2014, Neil N wrote:
>>There was a nut on end of bolt.
>>
>>On 2/27/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > like this mock up (Image):
>> >
>> >
>> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7fPJ37AqW00/Uw_btrWLV0I/AAAAAAAAI30/1vPXXn5jpVw/s500/wiper%2520arm%2520compress.jpg
>
> So you're trying to press material back down into the hole?  Clever,
> might work.  But it also might crack.  Might be less inclined to
> crack if you heated it some, but remember that it will slump before
> it gets red hot.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>

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