Hi Price, because there is a tubular spacer on the wheelbox body between the
wheelbox gear housing and the lower side of the shroud there is nothing that
you can do to grip the wheelbox while you turn the nut.
I would recommend that you acquire some replacement nuts.....for the
wheelbox..... then cut the seized ones off. Make sure that you have the
correct ones before you do as many suppliers will send a different size
which do not fit.
To cut the nuts off I would suggest that you used the old "Abdul camel
trick".
Have someone press the head of a club hammer against one side of the nut
then using a sharp cold chisel and another hammer cut the opposite side of
the nut. Once split in this way the nut will unscrew easily.
Michael Salter
100 (1953) #174
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Price
Sent: September 8, 2008 11:16 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Windshield Wiper Repair
I'm trying to replace the rubber washers under the chrome bezel of my wipers
- the car leaks like a sive. The chrome nut is frozen. When I turn the
chrome nut, the housing (the piece the nut attaches to) also turns.
How would you suggest I free the nut? Should I hold the rear bush with vice
grips and "pinch" the wheel box housing - sounds like a bad choice. Should I
cut the wheel box housing and replace it - another less than desireable
choice. Is there a way to get to the piece to which the nut is attached from
under the dash? Do I need to remove the dash to do this work or replace the
wheel housing?
Thank you for your thoughts.
Price Lindsay
'67 BJ 8
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