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Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 13:12
by jpm6591
Does anyone know what size it is and whether it is UNF, UNC or Metric?
My windscreen fitter lost mine whilst removing screen
Thanks in advance.
Jim
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 20:15
by Marten
jpm6591 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 13:12
Does anyone know what size it is and whether it is UNF, UNC or Metric?
My windscreen fitter lost mine whilst removing screen
Thanks in advance.
Jim
M8 (nyloc)
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 08:55
by jpm6591
Thanks for the help Marten
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:15
by AndyC
I would have thought they're technically an imperial 5/16 but with an M8 fitting as it's slightly bigger hole but only by a fraction of a mm. Reason for thinking that is that those wiper wheel boxes are ancient design and used on BL cars of the 70s when everything was imperial.
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:40
by ChrisJ
You getting it back on the road Jim? Will be good to have a second one driving around in WGC
Chris
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 11:45
by Pete Boole
I think I have an old one in the lock-up (from a pre-SE car) - I'll try to remember to dig it out and have a measure of the threads.
Pete
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:47
by Pete Boole
If it was imperial it would be 5/16" x 20 tpi which would make it a cycle thread, which is unlikely. I also make it M8.
Pete
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 14:48
by Marten
Pete Boole wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:47
If it was imperial it would be 5/16" x 20 tpi which would make it a cycle thread, which is unlikely. I also make it M8.
Pete
Only 20 tpi threads in bicycles are pedal threads
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 09:11
by jpm6591
Thanks all for your input. I tend to agree it will be more likely to be imperial.
Car seats out at present and replacing securing nuts and bolts with stainless, so will use one of them nuts with a spring washer as they will be from 84 era.
Re: Excel Windscreen wiper arm spindle nut
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 09:23
by jpm6591
You getting it back on the road Jim? Will be good to have a second one driving around in WGC
Hi Chris,
Slow going with interior. I decided to use a local guy who does it on top of doing an overnight HGV job.
Been going near on a year, first he couldn't get leather and foam due to Covid backlog, then he had cataracts operated on on both eyes, so was out of action for 2 periods of 6 weeks. Just waiting for him to cover centre binnacle on dash and finish drivers seat.
I have repainted rest of car with Scratch Doctor leather colourant. Came out good considering I am going cream over red!
Catch up when finished, say 2025