[TR] TR4A - Windshield Wiper Slipping

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

Did exactly that (cut a thin shim) to put in the wheelbox in one of my cars years agof  (don't remember which, possibly MGB/GT) I think they all have pretty much the same mechanism underneath.

Greg Lemon



---- Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote: 
> > I tried placing various things (teflon tape, rubber glove finger tips,
> > etc.) between the arm and mount 
> 
> Just a thought, are you certain the arm is slipping on the shaft, and not
> the gear slipping on the flexible rack?  Might be worth pulling out the rack
> to look for damage in that area; or maybe just make a witness mark on the
> end of the shaft so you can see if it moved.
> 
> I'm not sure how similar a TR4A is, but on a TR3A, I've seen the little knob
> that the arm mounts to come loose on the shaft.  Drilling it for a spring
> pin solved that problem.
> 
> Aluminum (or aluminium if you prefer) cans make a great source of shims.
> Cut to size with scissors (tho it's probably best not to let the wife catch
> you using her sewing scissors).
> 
> -- Randall
> 
> 
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