Peter -
Oh the horror! But then again I like your British "special tool" approach
to life.
Was hoping maybe put some adhesive on there, or threadlocker, or tape? What
works best?
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Peter Linn <greylinn@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> G'day Alan
>
> You might not like my solution but... assuming these are the approx. 1/4"
> plain spindles (brass?) on which the arms are tightened by a nut compressing
> a split cotter, What I've done is to grip the relevant part of the spindle
> with a pair of mole grips (don't know if that's what you call them but
> locking pliers with serrated jaws) hard enough to create some burring. Gives
> the cotter something to grip on.
>
> As to seals, my usual remedy for leaking wiper spindles is an "O" ring of
> appropriate size pushed down on the spindle with a liberal application of
> Vaseline!
>
> Cheers
>
> Peter Linn
> Brisbane
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