Dunno about that but my pants got wet during some of the gusts of Irene!
---- John Vrugtman <javrugtman at htcnet.org> wrote:
> And why is this a problem? Isn't part of the appeal of a British sport
> car is, if you get caught in a rainstorm, which
> hopefully you avoid whenever possible, your pants get wet.;)
>
> John
> 2 leaky BJ8s
>
> On 8/28/2011 6:51 PM, warthodson at aol.com wrote:
> > Yes, that is the part I am talking about& that is the leak we wanted to
> > stop
> > by replacing the seal. What makes replacing the seal difficult is that the
> > serrated hub is too large to stretch most any sleeve type weather seal over.
> > Also, the serrated hub is very difficult to remove without damaging it
> > because
> > it is made of some brittle metal (pot metal?). We ended up driving the gear
> > off the other end of the shaft so we could remove the shaft& install a
> > "home
> > made" seal by using a valve stem seal. The problem with this approached was
> > that the shaft is serrated to hold on the gear& the serrations are larger
> > O.D. than the I.D. of the bushing in which the shaft rotates. I was sure
> > someone would have a more professional solution to this dilemma.
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Wendland<bighealey3k at aim.com>
> > To: warthodson<warthodson at aol.com>; healeys healeys at autox.team.net
> > Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2011 3:13 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] wiper wheel box
> >
> >
> > I think Gary is talking about the seal that is on the shaft that passes
> > through the wheel box housing and has the serrated hub that the wiper arm
> > attaches to. It is a weather seal that keep water from seeping down through
> > the wheel box and dripping into the passenger compartment, namely on your
> > leg
> > while driving in a rain storm. I too have wondered if this can be replaced.
> > It looks like a small diameter rubber tubing sleeve that seals the area
> > between the wiper shaft and the wheel house housing. One of mine is split
> > part way down the side of the rubber sleeve. Driver's side of course. :-(
> >
> > Larry
> > '67 BJ8
> > _______________________________________________
> > He
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