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Date:         Thu, 21 Jun 2001 02:42:37 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Windshield Wiper
Comments: To: Tony <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20010621062116.51993.qmail@web14407.mail.yahoo.com>
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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




David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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