Date:         Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:09:04 -0400
Reply-To:     TonyCollin <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         TonyCollin <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
Comments: To: Dick Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com>
In-Reply-To:  <F6CC6974-B434-46CD-AC87-C4A587BDAB7B@gmail.com>
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Concave I mean!!!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 17, 2013, at 4:07 PM, TonyCollin <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have bent it. I will admit that convex rather than concave. That maybe the key here. 
> 
> I have been trying to get 2 of those wings one for the
> Scirocco (mono wipe in 82) and one for the DS of the vanagon. I will attempt the convex curve and report. 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 17, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Don't see how the "snuggies" would work.  They sit along the fixed/rigid arm.  Any pressure/bending this spring puts on the arm is relieved by the tilt up pivot.
>> 
>> Have you tried just changing the arc of the rigid wiper arm?  Having the arm more concave to the windshield would put a little more tension into the spring and therefore press the blade down a little more.
>> 
>> Does the arm have the factory "wing" to increase pressure on the arm while driving at speed?  That's probably why VW put it there.
>> 
>> Good Luck.
>> 
>> -Dick-
>> 87 Syncro "Blaze"
>>