Wipers binding
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Re: Wipers binding
On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>
>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
Thank you for your time.
>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>
>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
Thank you for your time.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:57:31 -0400, accent <accent@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:58:08 GMT, Brian Nystrom
>><brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>You can usually see the seal without removing the arm, but you can't get
>>>to it. It's been a while since I sold the Excel, so I may be wrong about
>>>that. Removing the arm requires removing one nut, then rocking the arm a
>>>bit to pop it loose from the shaft.
>>
>>The nut is like an umbrella shape over the shaft. I removed this and
>>the arm. I do not see a rubber seal at the base of the shaft which is
>>surrounded by the vent cover. There is something like a plastic C
>>shaped cover but it is slightly under the vent cover. Any suggestions?
>
>
> OK. I see where the rubber seal is. It is under a ring which does not
> want to come off. On one side the ring is flush with the bearing
> housing and the rubber seal is not visible. On the other side, part of
> a broken rubber seal is sandwiched between the ring and the bearing
> housing. Until I can get this off, I just put a lot of lube asis and
> some of it must have worked in. Now I have a mess to clean up. Should
> have clued in long ago when the nut showed signs of corrosion.
>
> Any suggestions on how to remove the rubber seal?
>
> Thank you for your time.
If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
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Re: Wipers binding
On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
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Re: Wipers binding
On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
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Re: Wipers binding
On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
<brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
Might just go for it.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
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Re: Wipers binding
accent wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
> On Thu, 11 May 2006 15:14:24 GMT, Brian Nystrom
> <brian.nystrom@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>If you can work lube into the bearing without removing the seal, don't
>>bother with it. The main thing is to lubricate the bearings for both arms.
>
>
> There is enough lube on the corroded pivot to stop the grind but at
> times the wipers are still moving too slow. I could build a reservoir
> of oil around the pivot, let it run and see if it will drink in more.
By all means try to work in more oil until you're sure that the bearings
aren't binding. It could be that the motor bearings or the motor itself
is dying. Also, check to make sure that the motor is grounded.
> I found this article on wiper linkage rebuild.
> http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/t..._rebuild.shtml
> Might just go for it.
The wiper system is pretty simple and it's no big deal to take it apart
and check it out thoroughly. I've was able to find parts in a junkyard
when I needed to repair mine.
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