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Old 09-23-2011, 11:50 PM   #5
Richard and Rhonda
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Hey !!!!!!

Rebuilt mine for less than five bucks with new bronze bushings.

Look at this post. http://www.newellclassic.com/forum/s...ighlight=wiper

I found that McMaster Carr stocked metric oilite bushings. The id of the bushing is 12 mm, and the od is 15 mm, length 20 mm. Except I found out that wouldn't work. The 12 mm fits the shaft perfectly, however the hole in the plate is slightly tight for the 15 mm od, and too big for a 14mm od. I press fit one of the new bushings in just fine but if squeezed the id a little and the shaft wouldn't go in. Luckily I had bought a couple of extras. So I took the Dremel to the plate and enlarged the hole just enough to get a good press fit. I put it in with locktite just to make sure it doesn't spin. Oh yeah, and 20 mm is too long, it is really more like 18, but a hand milling machine (hacksaw and file) fixed that. The bushings are less than two bucks each, so other than my labor, it was a pretty easy fix. Like I said earlier, I put on new o rings and retaining clips on the shaft while I had it out. I found them at Home Depot.
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