any pictures I could post ??
gene
>Yesterday was supposed to be "Make the Wipers Sweep Faster Day". I learned
>something that may be useful to others.
>
>My problem was that I had limited, sloppy travel of the control lever and
>never more than leisurely wiping action. I disconnected and removed the
>control lever and cable and found, by moving the lever on the hydraulic
wiper
>motor, that the motor, etc., are in good shape.
>
>The lever mechanism was not so good. The pot metal housing to which the
>lever attaches was seriously distorted causing the lever "pinion" gear to
>fail to engage the "rack" gear on the control cable. The detent ball and
>lever were missing so no position of the lever could be maintained. After
>tinkering with the thing for a couple of hours, with some success, I thought
>"darn this crazy German Rube Goldberg affair -- why can't it be as simple as
>a lawnmower control?" (I respect German engineering in general, especially
>because of their attention to detail, which they often take to the extreme,
>as in this case -- too sophisticated & complicated for the job.
>
>So, I went and bought a lawn mower throttle control cable, cut some plastic
>off of it, shortened the cable about a foot, made a minor mod to the control
>lever, and bolted the whole thing together using the original bolts and
>holes! Honest injun!
>
>It's still a little stiff (by product of simplicity) but by retaining the 1
>1/2" wide T-handle it came with, it's not too hard to move and I think I'll
>probably keep the black plastic T-handle when it does free up because it
>looks better than that dinky little knob.
>
>I bought my control in a military base exchange so most of you will have to
>find another source. Here's all the information:
>
> KWIKFIX Universal Throttle Control Model 880-103
>
> KwikFix
> Arab, AL 35016
>
> Fits Ariens, Canadiana, MTD, Noma/Brute, Jacobsen and many
other
> walk behind lawnmowers.
>
>I wouldn't count on any other brand fitting as easily as this one, because
it
>really did bolt right in with no cutting, drilling, welding, bending or
>cussing.
>
>Ken Henderson
>76 X-Birchaven
>
>
>
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/
gene
>Yesterday was supposed to be "Make the Wipers Sweep Faster Day". I learned
>something that may be useful to others.
>
>My problem was that I had limited, sloppy travel of the control lever and
>never more than leisurely wiping action. I disconnected and removed the
>control lever and cable and found, by moving the lever on the hydraulic
wiper
>motor, that the motor, etc., are in good shape.
>
>The lever mechanism was not so good. The pot metal housing to which the
>lever attaches was seriously distorted causing the lever "pinion" gear to
>fail to engage the "rack" gear on the control cable. The detent ball and
>lever were missing so no position of the lever could be maintained. After
>tinkering with the thing for a couple of hours, with some success, I thought
>"darn this crazy German Rube Goldberg affair -- why can't it be as simple as
>a lawnmower control?" (I respect German engineering in general, especially
>because of their attention to detail, which they often take to the extreme,
>as in this case -- too sophisticated & complicated for the job.
>
>So, I went and bought a lawn mower throttle control cable, cut some plastic
>off of it, shortened the cable about a foot, made a minor mod to the control
>lever, and bolted the whole thing together using the original bolts and
>holes! Honest injun!
>
>It's still a little stiff (by product of simplicity) but by retaining the 1
>1/2" wide T-handle it came with, it's not too hard to move and I think I'll
>probably keep the black plastic T-handle when it does free up because it
>looks better than that dinky little knob.
>
>I bought my control in a military base exchange so most of you will have to
>find another source. Here's all the information:
>
> KWIKFIX Universal Throttle Control Model 880-103
>
> KwikFix
> Arab, AL 35016
>
> Fits Ariens, Canadiana, MTD, Noma/Brute, Jacobsen and many
other
> walk behind lawnmowers.
>
>I wouldn't count on any other brand fitting as easily as this one, because
it
>really did bolt right in with no cutting, drilling, welding, bending or
>cussing.
>
>Ken Henderson
>76 X-Birchaven
>
>
>
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
GMC MOTORHOME INFORMATION
mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/
