91 Avant wiper arm needed...

[Ed Kellock]

I have this problem on one car on which I've installed Goodyear blade
wipers.  I've got them on the 90 & 93 V8s, the 91 Avant, and the 85 urq
(totally different windshield and wiper arms obviously).  The only car that
has this problme is the 1990 V8.  I have a 92 V8 parts car and I was
thinking of swapping wiper arms between it and the 1990.

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: 200q20v-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:200q20v-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Bernie Benz
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 8:40 AM
To: Craig Spaeth
Cc: 200q20V mailing list
Subject: Re: 91 Avant wiper arm needed...


Going to cannibalize old arms. They are a very high rate, short  
extension spring, not a hardware store item.  My arms feel to have  
about the same force applied to the wiper, maybe slightly lower on  
the left. Will add spring(s) to both. There is plenty of room to add  
one or two springs to each.

Bernie

On Nov 29, 2010, at 7:22 AM, Erin Spaeth wrote:

> I have tried a bunch of different blades. The Michelin blades I
> have on there now work really well on the passenger side, but I  
> finally figured out that the pressure on the drivers side is about  
> half that on the passenger side. Did you find a source for just the  
> spring? Or are you just cannibalizing some old arms? Is there room  
> for a 3rd spring? I thought about trying to cut and reweld one of  
> the springs but it sounds like it is really hard to weld spring  
> steel. Let me know what you come up with.
>
> thanks
> Craig
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2010, at 6:49 AM, Bernie Benz wrote:
>
>> I'm having the same problem since switching to Bosch Icon wiper
>> blades. I'm going to add a 3d spring to the arm, from another arm  
>> from AWs, doesn't have to be identical.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Craig Spaeth wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to locate a good drivers side wiper arm. I would
>>> prefer new, but have been searching online and not had much luck.  
>>> The passenger side wiper has way more tension against the  
>>> windshield than the driver side. In slushy conditions it is next  
>>> to impossible to see out. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> If anyone has any leads on the plastic rain cover, under the
>>> wiper arms or any good tips on repairing one I am all ears.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Craig
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