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flattire Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:48 am Post subject: Wiper Arm Wind Deflecter |
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Replaced Wind Deflector on to a new "Bus Depot" wiper arm. The hole which goes over the wiper shaft must be smaller because it doesn't allow the hold down nut to go down far enough for the plastic cap to seat Any ideas before I cut off some of the shaft? |
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rmcd Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2010 Posts: 1349 Location: PNW - its a dry rain.
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 12007 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Don't modify the shaft at all. I have installed new dealer wiper arms and they are kind of snug but they should fit. I would be looking at the wiper arm if anything.
Did you clean the splines of the wiper shaft of metal from the old wiper arm?
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SCM Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:46 am Post subject: |
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syncrodoka wrote: |
Don't modify the shaft at all. I have installed new dealer wiper arms and they are kind of snug but they should fit. I would be looking at the wiper arm if anything.
Did you clean the splines of the wipershaft of metal from the old shaft? |
I don't think he's talking about attaching the wiper arm to the wiper motor shaft. It sounds like the hole in the wind deflector is too small to allow the fastening hardware to engage the wiper arm.
But yeah, I'm confused too. _________________ '91 Westfalia GL Automatic (GTA "Turbo" Rebuild w/Peloquin) and 2.3L GoWesty Engine |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I'm even more confused now.
The wiper arms with deflectors attached to them come that way, you don't add them.
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GreenMachineVW Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:47 am Post subject: |
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syncrodoka wrote: |
I'm even more confused now. :?
The wiper arms with deflectors attached to them come that way, you don't add them. |
You could move them from an old to new wiper, but they are held on with rivets. The nut and plastic cap sure sound like the shaft protruding from the vehicle.
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:54 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, you would have to drill the holes and pop rivet them to another arm. It isn't a clip on and be done deal. |
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GreenMachineVW Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Slightly off-topic, but I did just that: drilled holes and moved the wind deflector to another wiper arm. I regret having done it, and will remove it when I get around to it. The passenger side seems to have enough pressure against the windshield without the deflector, and the deflector creates a windstream that seems to bring a pool of water behind the wiper on its down swing. |
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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GreenMachineVW wrote: |
Slightly off-topic, but I did just that: drilled holes and moved the wind deflector to another wiper arm. I regret having done it, and will remove it when I get around to it. The passenger side seems to have enough pressure against the windshield without the deflector, and the deflector creates a windstream that seems to bring a pool of water behind the wiper on its down swing. |
It's been years since I had a wind deflector on any of my Vanagons. Had kind of forgotten about the weird eddy effect they cause. Have never had a problem running without them.
To the OP. Did you clean the aluminium out of the splines on the wiper shaft with a sharp pick? If you want your new arm to last you should. Also consider buying the GoWesty wiper arm kit or making your own "special" washer.
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Luckyphil Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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If you are fitting a new wiper arm there is some prep to do first. The wiper arms do not come with any keyed slots that match the wiper motor post, they are smooth from the factory. You will need to clean up the wiper motor post by using something very pointy. The object is to clean out the left over aluminum clogging the slots on the wiper motor post. Then fit the new arm and a washer and the factory spring washer then tighten down. You may have to repeat this later if not bedded in properly. To obtain a balanced look for your wiper arms ie a wind deflector on both arms simply find another arm with wind deflector and install it in place of the one without it, it is a direct fit. Probably good practice for all to clean up their wiper posts as described above if you are experiencing any wiper arm slippage, simply cranking down the nut will only snap the post eventually. |
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ThankYouJerry Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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FWIW...
The OEM wind deflector is somewhat, if not totally, worthless. This would be different if our vans went faster than 90+ MPH . Who's gonna do that in the rain anyway
I couldn't be happier with (no wind deflector and) the upsized Bosch Icon Wiper blades: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1426216208837/page_1984_1324/bosch-icon-big-wiper-kit.html _________________ 1990 Multivan - "Ohana"
1.8T, Auto w/3.27 R&P + Peloquin TBD
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syncrodoka Samba Member
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IdahoDoug Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Agree the deflectors are an overall negative. They make the wiper motor work harder and I've never noticed a left/right difference in effectiveness on the Vanagons. I have also switched to the single beam style blades and love them on all my vehicles. _________________ 1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1988 Toyota Supra 5 speed targa, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader |
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flattire Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:09 am Post subject: wiper arm |
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Seems like I have everyone confused! Let me start over---I got a new wiper arm from Bus Depot. I put the wind deflector on to the new wiper arm. I put the end of the arm with the hole onto the wiper motor shaft and tighten the nut down. The arm doesn't go down onto the wiper motor shaft far enough to put the plastic cap on. Yes I cleaned the splines with a pointy tool.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:34 am Post subject: Re: wiper arm |
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flattire wrote: |
Seems like I have everyone confused! Let me start over---I got a new wiper arm from Bus Depot. I put the wind deflector on to the new wiper arm. I put the end of the arm with the hole onto the wiper motor shaft and tighten the nut down. The arm doesn't go down onto the wiper motor shaft far enough to put the plastic cap on. Yes I cleaned the splines with a pointy tool.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
If you have something beside the OEM washer under the nut the cap may not fit. The cap must fit around the outside of the washer. As already suggested buy the GoWesty wiper arm attachment kit.
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IdahoDoug Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:01 am Post subject: |
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I may be having trouble visualizing this, but are you talking about the round cap that covers the nut? Because you should be able to put that cap on the wiper even before installing it. The deeper it then goes on, the more the motor shaft protrudes up out of it. So the deeper it is on the shaft, the HARDER it gets to install the cap, right?.
Something may be amiss with the new wiper arm. To me it sounds like the arm went on too far and the resulting amount of shaft sticking up prevents the round plastic cap from seating. _________________ 1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1988 Toyota Supra 5 speed targa, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader |
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