| Author | Message | ||
     han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 134 Registered: 10-2002 |
driving in rain the other day... and all of a sudden my wiper blade collapses dangling off the wiper arm... damn. as you 89 owners know... wiper arm's little pin linkage to the blade is just an odd ball design very weak and when it's old and worn, it wobbles and skips instead of wipping... hate it when they do that. so i just bought a 93 wiper arm to see if it fits. obviously didn't plug and play... the motor stud where the arm is attached is different on the 89's... damn... again. i guess 90~ wiper arms are secured w/ a locking nut instead of socket clipping type like the 89's. ok... so i busted out the dremel and grinded off the hinge pins to swap out the wiper arm's mounting sockets... dunno if there's an easier way of converting the stud part instead... but this was pretty easy too. anyways, problem was to get the same sized fastening parts... when in doubt... mcmaster.com... LOL 92360A130 - Alloy Stl Self Locking Button Head Cap Screw 6-32 Thread, 1/4" Length 91125A446 - 18-8 Stainless Steel hreaded Round Standoffs 1/4" D, 5/8" Length, 6-32 Screw Size perfect fit... now i have a sturdy wiper arm w/ the hooked tip... silblade time... now i wish it would rain again... LOL | ||
| Jon Santana (Mustache) Member Username: Mustache Post Number: 97 Registered: 09-2002 |
Way to go on the home-mod, Han. I love it when a plan works out!  | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 1197 Registered: 02-2003 |
han, it rains in LA??? i have to tell you i think the '89 arm works fine, i get rain 200 days a year here and it seems my wiper has had no trouble in 15 years..  rd | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 136 Registered: 10-2002 |
good for you rob... dunno what the previous owners did to mine... but it had some plastic pepboys POS wiper blade and the little pin was very loose. actually looks like it's gonna rain today... LOL |
