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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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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?
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Chuck
 
Old Oct 31, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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might try a hardware store. Get a washer with the same thickness and curve and grind it down to the same size.
 
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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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.
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Chuck
 
Old Nov 2, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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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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