The washers are spring washers and ACE has a pretty good selection of them. Once you get the wiper fixed, contact former list member Terry K. and see how (or if) he solved the cat problem. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 6:21 AM Subject: Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
I could make this repair. In fact I think I will give it a try. The arm was not moving on the shaft by itself, but by a cat who was using the arm as a springboard to the top of the car. I'll see if I can find the correct washer. I had not thought about that. Jim On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 17/05/2009 11:00:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > If your trying to change that shaft because you broke off the > threaded portion of the shaft then it is easily repaired. Drill and tap the > shaft and thread in a 6mm SS bolt so that when you cut the head off the > remaining threads will be as long and what was there before. Now, it's just as > good as new. Hard part - getting the drill to start the hole IN THE CENTRE > of the broken shaft. Start by making the remaining shaft flat and then > get a good centre punch to mark the centre for a very small drill bit to get > started then work your way up to the correct size for a 6mm tap. NOW, why > you broke it off in the first place I bet is because you kept trying to > tighten up the nut to keep the wiper arm from moving on the shaft. RIGHT ? > Well, tightening up that nut does NOT always work ! The inside of the wiper > arm that wears out on the serrations of the shaft and will eventually get > worn to the point it won't hold no matter how much tension you put on it. > Then there's the problem of having the proper washer under the nut. That > washer has to have the inside diameter large enough so that it will go over > the serrated part of the shaft or your just tighten up the arm on the washer > which is butting up against the serrations and the arm will still be lose > so yo try to tighten more and BANG your broke your threads off. BTDT too > many times before I learned the WHOLE story ! Those washers are SPECIAL and > hard to find but they are out there ! > |
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