[Healeys] wiper wheel box

[John Vrugtman]

And why is this a problem?  Isn't part of the appeal of a British sport 
car is, if you get caught in a rainstorm, which
hopefully you avoid whenever possible, your pants get wet.;)

John
2 leaky BJ8s

On 8/28/2011 6:51 PM, warthodson at aol.com wrote:
> Yes, that is the part I am talking about&  that is the leak we wanted to stop
> by replacing the seal. What makes replacing the seal difficult is that the
> serrated hub is too large to stretch most any sleeve type weather seal over.
> Also, the serrated hub is very difficult to remove without damaging it because
> it is made of some brittle metal (pot metal?). We ended up driving the gear
> off the other end of the shaft so we could remove the shaft&  install a "home
> made" seal by using a valve stem seal. The problem with this approached was
> that the shaft is serrated to hold on the gear&  the serrations are larger
> O.D. than the I.D. of the bushing in which the shaft rotates. I was sure
> someone would have a more professional  solution to this dilemma.
> Gary
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Wendland<bighealey3k at aim.com>
> To: warthodson<warthodson at aol.com>; healeys healeys at autox.team.net
> Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2011 3:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] wiper wheel box
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> I think Gary is talking about the seal that is on the shaft that passes
> through the wheel box housing and has the serrated hub that the wiper arm
> attaches to.  It is a weather seal that keep water from seeping down through
> the wheel box and dripping into the passenger compartment, namely on your leg
> while driving in a rain storm.  I too have wondered if this can be replaced.
> It looks like a small diameter rubber tubing sleeve that seals the area
> between the wiper shaft and the wheel house housing.  One of mine is split
> part way down the side of the rubber sleeve.  Driver's side of course. :-(
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> Larry
> '67 BJ8
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