Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:47:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
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John,

Be sure you don't overtorque. I don't have one, but if there was a
case for owning a 1/4 drive torque wrench, it would be these nuts.
They will pop the studs right off and then you have to pull the dash
to replace the stud. There is a way around it, but I won't take up the
bandwidth here.

I have a problem of a cat that likes to use the wiper arms as a
springboard to get to the luggage rack on my westy. If I don't
remember to park my wiper arms vertically, retightnening is a
once-a-day procedure around here.

I've never had a problem with the splines not grabbing into the soft
metal, though.

Jim

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:39 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>  Thanks Guys,
>
> I'm going to just go for it. Tighten those nuts down and hope that
> indeed the shaft metal does cut into the pot metal. I'll know soon enough.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
> On 9/19/2010 5:16 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>>
>>  I recently acquired a pair of replacement wiper arms with the airfoil
>> on them to replace the ones I have with no airfoil.  When readying to
>> install them, I discovered there is no knurling on the inside of the new
>> wiper arms where the knurled wiper shaft goes through,  as there is in
>> the ones I took off. In the replacements, it appears they have corroded
>> away, been worn off by abuse(nut not tight) or simply were never there.
>> In any case, without the knurling, it would appear that slipping would
>> be an ongoing problem. Anyone have any ideas as to how to address this
>> issue?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>
>>
>