Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:45 -0400
Reply-To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: wiper blades
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You won't normally encounter vehicle/ wind-speeds that'll lift your wiper
blade anyways, especially if you're a diesel 'bus driver'.
Yes, if the splines end up totally stripped out, a new arm assembly will fix
that problem. The wiper shaft is steel, where the wiper arm is some type of
pot-metal. The softer part wears before the harder part, by design.
This would be a good time to get another arm with the downforce spoiler for
the other side.
If they're different lengths, get both and move the spoiler to the other
one, by drilling out the pop-rivets, drilling the pass-side arm and riveting
the wing on to match the driver's side..
Mike B.
>My 84 Westy doesn't have the intensifier on the driver's arm, but with the
>"no
> frame" blade, they never lift. When these go, I'd like to upgrade to the
> silblade, in a "flexblade" style. Any thoughts?
>
> Question, when the spline on the wiper arms fail, and the arm can no
> longer
> be tightened... is the only fix to replace the arm???
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy Wolfie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> John Bange
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: wiper blades
>
>> More expensive but boy do they work great and last long:
>>
>> https://secure.eventurestudio.com/www-silblade-com/index.cfm
>
> I went ahead and sprang for the Silblades when I made my last BusDepot
> order. So far I am VERY impressed. Here in the big city, the
> ground-level ozone pollution levels are so high that regular black
> rubber blades crumble and decay in no time--- 2-3 months at best for
> me. I've had those Silblades on since before New Year and they still
> work like new. As an added bonus, silicone wiper blades maintain a
> microscopically thin film of silicone on the glass when they're used,
> which works just like Rain-X rain repellent. They may cost 4 or 5
> times what the cheap rubber blades cost, but I think they'll more than
> make up for it in longevity.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
> '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
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