[Healeys] wiper wheel box

[i erbs]

Are you that afraid of rain? ;)

On Aug 28, 2011 5:57 PM, "John Vrugtman" <javrugtman at htcnet.org> wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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
>>
>>
>> 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. :-(
>>
>> Larry
>> '67 BJ8
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