[DeTomaso] ULTIMATE windshield wiper mechanism source

[Forest Goodhart]

I don't think the wiper gear has been reproduced in brass. You are talking 
wipers, Jack is talking windows and headlights.
Forest
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SEL" <edlebby at yahoo.com>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ULTIMATE windshield wiper mechanism source


> simple answer...didn't know it was reproduced in bronze, didn't think to 
> ask...thanks for sharing...seems like a no brainer...thanks, stephen
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
> To: edlebby at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2007 2:06:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ULTIMATE windshield wiper mechanism source
>
>
> In a message dated 2/28/07 10:38:28 AM, edlebby at yahoo.com writes:
>
> << further to my earlier email, is this what I am looking for as the OEM 
> replacement part for the wiper motor gear?  >>
>
> I'm curious- why would you wish to replace a part that failed due to its
> materials being age-sensitive, with an identical part possibly as old as 
> the one
> you now have? The nylon shrinks with age but the shrinkage is resisted by 
> the
> steel center. Forces build up and eventually cracks form in a tooth root 
> that
> ultimately causes a chunk to fall out and bind up the mechanism. Decades 
> ago,
> Hall Pantera tooled up to replace the crack-prone stock plastic gear with 
> a
> cast-bronze one that certainly will last forever. All the U.S vendors now 
> sell
> such bronze gears quite reasonably; I've seen them on sale for as little 
> as $35
> each. FWIW, you'll ultimately need three gears- both doors and the 
> headlight
> lift mechanism all use the same motor & gearbox- with a plastic gear. Good
> luck- J DeRyke************************************** AOL now offers free 
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