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Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wiper Arm Question
Comments: To: "Jack R." <jack007@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <3591031042B943D991511B393B9CADC7@jackamdgoblue2>
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Don't go past "tight"--ask me how I know. When that stud pops off at the bottom thread, it is a long time and a lot of scraped knuckles till you have wipers again. In fact, this is the one thing on the car that makes be want to buy an inch-pound torque wrench.

Jim

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > Thank you... my old arm was maxed out, as I had cleaned out the splines on > the shaft, and when I firmed up the old arm, it was not biting. > > I'll go ahead and install the new arm, and should be good for another 20 > years (that's how long I have owned my 84 Westy) > > Jack R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 2:26 PM > To: Jack R. > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Wiper Arm Question > > At 02:18 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, Jack R. wrote: >>My question is, are the splines cut into the new arm upon attaching to the >>shaft, or should the arm of had splines on it. > > You crank the bolt down through "firm" -- while it's cutting the > splines -- to "tight." Then stop. You can do it with the old arm > too. When you run out of seating depth the arm is used up. > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" >


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