[TR] wiper box question - shims

[Brian Kemp]

Soda cans make great shims.  You can cut with regular scissors and fold 
to make it thicker.

Brian

On 9/6/2022 8:44 AM, Greg Lemon wrote:
> Sorry, totally misunderstood the question. Thought you were talking 
> about inside the wiper box.  Lots of answers, as noted you don't need 
> something to shim around the whole thing just jam in one one side 
> should make it tight enough.  Feeler guage stock, aluminum can, thin 
> sheet brass (available at hobby lobby or hobby Towne).  Alternative 
> would be adhesives, small hole and dowel or set screw (if you have 
> sacrificial wiper arms too.
>
> Greg Lemon
> TR250
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 9:41 AM Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com> 
> wrote:
>
>     What about a squirt of caulk? It should hold the wiper blade on
>     until you get home, and be easier to clean off than other products.
>
>     Cliff
>
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>     Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
>     *Subject:* Re: [TR] Windshield wiper wheel box question
>     worst case you should not have to shim all the way around....
>     quick and
>     dirty sacrifice.... local auto parts store ... buy a set of blade
>     feeler
>     gauges. The thinner gauges should make perfectly selectable shim
>     stock
>     to jam the blades in place. They should be thin enough to cut with a
>     pair of scissors
>
>     ptegler
>
>     On 9/5/2022 11:27 AM, Dave Connitt wrote:
>     > Hi all,
>     > I need suggestions on how to shim or increase the diameter of
>     the knurled portion of my driver side wheel box until I get back
>     from Watkins Glen next week. I have a set of original wheel boxes
>     but there is no way I can get them swapped in before we leave this
>     Thursday. For instance, Is there some type of shim stock/adhesive
>     combination I could wrap around the knurled wheel on the wheel box?
>     > Thanks,
>     > Dave Connitt
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