At 02:21 AM 6/21/2001, Tony wrote: >Aha - ok so just replace the arm - cool. I also >understand one can pull the arm off - clean out loose >bits of metal - and tighten down snug - this will cut >new grooves in the wiper arm socket? Right. The arms don't have splines when they are made -- they're cut when you tighten the arm onto the shaft. The splines on the shaft are made fairly sharp to facilitate this. The major reason is to provide a shear joint so that the linkage won't tear itself apart if the wiper gets frozen down or caught on something. david
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