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Vanagon Nut
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 Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: Misaligned Wipers. 1 Indicator of Poorly Maintained Vanagon? |
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Hey all.
Have been spending some quality time viewing online Vanagon ads. Was thinking of buying a properly maintained rust free Westy while in the US. Not gonna happen right now. Anyhow, I'm surprised at how many of these ads show a Vanagon with one or both wipers misaligned or too low. In terms of weeding through online ads, I use this as one indicator of poor maintenance.
In certain climes, if wipers don't get used that much, maybe it's realistic for the owner to let that job slide. e.g. stripped or poor wiper arm to shaft contact. Still to me, a misaligned wiper means the owner isn't staying on top of maintenance or someone has done something wrong while working on the wiper/linkage. The latter being almost the same thing. IMO.
Or am I wrong?
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Maybe.
Maybe not.
The splines are sort of "tender" and prone to skidding unless one periodically disassembles and clean the shafts, and re-tighten the nuts. IMHO, most people have better things to do with their lives. 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:22 am Post subject: wipers |
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| RBEmerson wrote: | Maybe.
Maybe not.
The splines are sort of "tender" and prone to skidding unless one periodically disassembles and clean the shafts, and re-tighten the nuts. IMHO, most people have better things to do with their lives. |
 X2 I adjust mine a lot. New arms would be nice, they strip easy. Snowing right now, had to adjust mine today! And yes mechanically my van is in great shape! Did wheel bearings yesterday, wheel bearings wipers I'll do the wheel bearings more important! 
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shadetreetim
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:48 am Post subject: |
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I think you may miss out on a great Vanagon with such a simplistic dis-qualifier.
Just imagine how much fun you could have telling the story; I got a great deal because the wipers were misaligned. That guy never knew how easy it was to adjust them. After I bought it I fixed it in the drive thru at McDonalds.
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Vanagon Nut
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But the wipers are nearly perfectly level. 
