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July 08, 2003
On the unit I have there are three bend over metal tabs holding the case sections together. Carefully bend them up to pull the unit apart. There may be some resistance at the float shaft end that looks like a slotted screw to pass through the hole, a little cleaning there and you can pull the case apart enough to remove the brass spring. I also rubbed the ends of the spring on fine sand paper and cleaned the case surface around the shaft hole where the spring contacts the case and the surfaces of the round bushing next to the wiper arm the other end of the spring fits around.
I suspect the problem comes about more often when the cars sit a long time in storage without enough fuel to cover those surfaces leaving no protection from moisture and as a result rust. My 69 had only sat outside for 25 years before I acquired it. :-) In Great Britain I suspect that would have resulted in total annihilation of the car. I would say one year out in the elements in Great Britain is the equivalent of five years in northern California, ten in Southern California and twenty five in Nevada where they store airplanes out on the desert for decades.
Don
"Don May" < may.d@... > 23219
Posted on July 8, 2003 02:39 PM
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