Wiper bezels

[LouiseM]

Have just spent over 2 hours fitting one new hockey stick (rusty nut problem! ) and once I've managed to fit the other one I'm planning to fit some new chrome wiper bezels that I have been given.

Can anyone here post instructions as to how to fit them.

Cheers!

Louise

[aupickup]

take the wiper blades off.
take the nuts off the old bezel, use a ring spanner as the spindle is ali and the chances are it will be well corroded on, plus gas works well.
then put the new bezels on, using a new gasket under, unless the old ones are still good.
put some grease on the spindle threads and put the new bezel and nut back on, make sure it is tight

[LouiseM]

Thanks for the quick response Aupickup. Do the wipers just pull off? Mine seem quite fixed - do they just need a good tug (so to speak!)

[aupickup]

yes a good tug, unless they are the really early ones which had a screw on the side.
sometimes a small pry with a screwdriver under the knuckle will work but be careful you do not damage the splines

[Packedup]

There's also the wiper arms with a little srping release lever hidden almost out of sight. If it's that type, the pushing the end of the little levery bit the right way makes life a lot easier

[Dominic]

Hi Louise
I'm planning on fitting new gaskets under the bezels within the next few days. I'll report back to you if I encounter any problems. It's a job I have never done before, but AU's instructions look to be very clear indeed. Good luck!

[LouiseM]

Thanks Dominic, let me know how you get on.

My cars a '68 so I'll try packedup's hint regarding the wipers. What type of grease is best?


Louise

[Dominic]

You're welcome Louise.
I'll be using that copper based grease, the stuff that is used on the brakes.

Dom

[Dominic]

Hi again Louise
Just in from changing the wiper bezel gaskets, simplicity itself! You just need a 3/4" ring spanner to remove the nut, which wasn't the least bit tight (on my car at least). The bezels just pull off after that. It'll be worth fitting new gaskets as well, as water gets in to the glove compartment otherwise! I could see loads of silt around the aperture. So now, maybe dry mapbooks?

Good luck mate

Dom

[LouiseM]

Cheers Dom.

Hopefully I'll find it just as easy when I give it a go next weekend (have already got new gaskets).

May your mapbooks stay forever dry

Louise

[Dominic]

They're dry 'z a bone right now.... but then... it hasn't rained yet!

[Scott]

Has anyone come across the 8 sided nuts above the wiper bezels ?
I'm just wondering if this is an Oz fit or if UK cars have them too.

A right pain as a ring spanner won't fit & they're normally corroded on tight .

EDIT by Bigginge , BTW

[Tris]

Have just spent over 2 hours fitting one new hockey stick (rusty nut problem! )

Ive attempted that one but the size of the adjustable spanner got the better of me in the end and i'm now looking for some imperial spanners.. might help

[HarryMango]

Hi Tris

The hockey sticks & top chrome use a 2BA nut - so it's this size spanner/socket you need.

Rog

[simmitc]

*** WARNING ***
When undoing the wiper bezel nuts, if they are really gummed up then applying lots of force via the spanner can twist the wiper box which WILL distort the wiper rack tube and jam the drive cable. The way to avoid this is to remove the glove boxes and hold the wiper box tightly whilst an assistant undoes the nuts.

If the nuts are easy to turn then this is not a problem, it applies only to really stiff nuts. (no comments )