On 3/23/2011 11:30 PM, alfa-digest wrote:
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:04:16 -0700
From: Jim Butler<[email protected]>
Subject: [alfa] Wiper problems
I just replaced my wipers and I'm still having problems with the drivers
side.
Of course, the passenger side works like a charm, but it seems the drivers
side doesn't have enough spring tension to hold the wiper to the glass.
At my freeway speeds the problem is worse.
This is a 78 Spider. Will newer arms ( and newer springs) fit?
What years are compatible?
Can I just cut a coil and make it stiffer - just kidding-
Looks like a PTA to replace the spring.
What would you do?
TIA- Jim
Jim,
Is the driver side arm fully seated on the drive shaft? Sometimes, they
get cocked, don't engage fully, and don't move all the way down to
correct position. Be sure both those thin 13mm-drive nuts are equally
engaged on their threads.
If all is otherwise correct, I'd try warping the flat part of the arm a
little to create more pressure. YMWV, most certainly.
Joe C.
Sono lento, ma sono brutto
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