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Date:         Sat, 9 Oct 2004 00:15:03 -0600
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: windshield wiper help
In-Reply-To:  <000001c4ad6c$defb4960$f8045f44@nonek29x6exon9>
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How come they don't have a normal nut and bolt on the windshield wiper, instead of that very finely serrated post?

Joy

**************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

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**************************************************************** :::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Stan Wilder :::Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 1:28 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: windshield wiper help ::: :::Many times your wiper arms get stripped at the pivot post because the :::neighborhood and feral cats use your wipers to boost themselves to the :::top :::of your van. :::Most times it's just a matter of tightening the nut but you can only :::tighten :::it so many times before the serrated post eats your soft metal arm away :::and :::you're past the fix with just tightening. :::This is when you need to use a piece of fresh cat gut as a bushing to :::tighten up the fit of the serrated shaft into the enlarged hole in the :::wiper :::arm. ::: :::Stan Wilder :::High Performance Ceramic Coatings :::www.engineceramics.com :::


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