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chuck gibson 10-31-2009 05:43 PM

lost woodruff key from windshield
 
Help! I know this is a small minute problem, but it is a problem. While pulling the windshield wiper arms off to find a water leak the woodruff key out of one of my wiper arms fell off and slipped into the space-time - continueum under the hood to never be found again. Where can I get another woodruff key for this car?
Thanks,
Chuck

slymer 10-31-2009 09:19 PM

might try a hardware store. Get a washer with the same thickness and curve and grind it down to the same size.

chuck gibson 11-02-2009 07:12 PM

slymer,
Thank you much. I was hoping one of you guy's was going to say "just call this number and send them $2.00 and your problems are solved". Actually I knew better but I can dream. I went to Ace Hdwr. and bought a long woodruff key, took my bench grinder and dremal tool and 45 minutes later I put the car back together.
Thanks again,
Chuck

slymer 11-02-2009 07:25 PM

that's my solution for most things like that... find something close and grind it to work. That's how I fixed the odometer on my wife's 93 vic. found a 26 tooth RC gear and ground it down to size. replaced the broken planetary gear in the odometer and all's better.


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