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bnam
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 Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 3:23 am Post subject: 65 wiper pivot size question |
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The pivots on my car are missing the circlips at the top that retain the shaft located to the sleeve. I happen to be in the US and thought I’d pop into an Ace Hardware and see if they have some thing that works. Can someone tell me the dia I should look for?
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Byas
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 8:20 am Post subject: Re: 65 wiper pivot size question |
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Take it with you to Ace and size it up there. 
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bnam
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 11:42 am Post subject: Re: 65 wiper pivot size question |
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Wiper pivot is in India with the car.
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 12:07 am Post subject: Re: 65 wiper pivot size question |
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| I checked 2 old 6 V single-speed wiper assemblies I have in the basement. Shaft diameter ranges from 5.9 to 6.1 mm (0.23" - 0.24"). A circlip for 1/4" (0.25") might be slightly too big, and bending a clip made of spring steel is probably useless. You could buy a few 1/4" to try bending once you're home, but also buy a pair of 1 size smaller, since its unlikely that ACE would have metric sized circlips. |
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