[Healeys] wiper wheel box

[pennell at cox.net]

No.  Gusts.

---- i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 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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