From: Marc Strangfeld (curlyjoe98@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 01 2004 - 12:03:58 PST
Thanks to Jon and Ron for reposting my original
message with the numbers.
Here are the numbers again
arm # 41-01
blade# 20-11
Marc
--- Jon Shoop <shoop19@brick.net> wrote:
> I just replaced the wiper arms and wiper blades on
> my
> M35 with Anco arm #41-01 and Anco blade #20-11.
> These
> are current numbers you should be able to get
> anyplace
> Anco is sold. Mine needed to be ordered in but they
> are in stock at warehouses. The arms are silver
> painted and adjustable from 8-11.5". They come with
> a
> small knurled drum to use as an adapter on the
> standard 1/4-28 mounting post. The blades are
> "deadlocker style", stainless steel, 11" long (a
> little longer than the originals), and will take
> refills. They fit quite well and look like they
> will
> work good and the best part is the satisfaction of
> finding civilian parts that fit.
>
> Marc
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Strangfeld" <curlyjoe98@yahoo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35 wiper performance
> question/part numbers
>
>
> > List
> >
> > The wiper performance is only half the blade's
> job.
> > If the wiper arm is shot they won't work very well
> > even with "new" blades (I laugh at the thought of
> NOS
> > wiper blades of unknown age).
> >
> > A few months ago I posted the numbers for Anco
> wiper
> > arms and blades which work very well and fit the
> truck
> > great. I have been using them several months now
> and
> > they have never let me down. Not even in a
> Colorado
> > Springs hailstorm/downpour in which 90% of the
> other
> > traffic was stopped. Unfortunatly I'll have to
> find
> > the numbers again. Does anyone else have them on
> file
> > from my original post?
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Bill Kealey <cwkealey@atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I am sending this to both you and the group but
> > > haven't been able to post to
> > > the group for quite some time and just haven't
> had
> > > the time to find out why.
> > >
> > > When moving last year (287 miles each way) I ran
> > > into a lot of rain and had
> > > to do something as one wiper motor was broken
> and
> > > the blades just didn't
> > > seem to help much either.
> > >
> > > I have used both "Rain-X" and the other product
> by
> > > the same company which
> > > works on the inside for fogging up. I don't
> recall
> > > the name of this product
> > > but it is sold at any place which sells
> "Rain-X".
> > > Both products worked
> > > wonderfully and got me through the storms. I
> did
> > > the side windows also.
> > > And, my duece has no heater ... it's finally on
> > > order and should be here any
> > > day ... I hope, I hope, I hope ...!!! <grin>
> > >
> > > Something else that I had to do that seemed to
> help
> > > some was to take some
> > > "Windex" or other glass cleaner to clean the
> windows
> > > of road grime
> > > (technical term?). I also used some vinegar and
> > > water to clean the wiper
> > > blades as they seem to also get this grimy film
> on
> > > them. The wipers worked
> > > better then also. I have no idea what effect
> may
> > > ultimately occur to the
> > > wiper blades with the vinegar solution but it
> hasn't
> > > seemed to hurt mine
> > > yet.
> > >
> > > Another suggestion that I saw was to use marine
> > > wipers. Yes these are
> > > usually stainless steel, remember not 100%
> stainless
> > > and will eventually
> > > rust but not nearly as quickly as the standard
> > > product. They work well on
> > > boats but even then without cleaning the
> windshield
> > > and wiper blades
> > > regularly, these will also streak. I am very
> > > experienced with the use of
> > > these having worked on 32' and smaller police
> patrol
> > > boats on the Chesapeake
> > > Bay for almost 25 years in every kind of weather
> > > conditions available to
> > > that area.
> > >
> > > The short and sweet Just before driving in the
> rain:
> > >
> > > 1) Clean the windshield AND wiper blades. I
> will
> > > bet that any cleaner will
> > > remove a lot of black film from the blades and
> quite
> > > a bit from the
> > > windshield.
> > >
> > > 2) Use Rain-X and the Fog (-No-More?).
> > >
> > > And I think that you will see a noticeable
> > > improvement.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Bill Kealey
> > > MVPA 24623
> > > 1954 USMC M38A1
> > > 1972 USA M35A2
> > > 1985 USAF M105A2
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >I drove the beast in the driving rain. Good for
> > > halloween!
> > > >
> > > > Is it me, or do the windshield wipers s*ck?
> > > >
> > > > The blased are less than a year old, but they
> > > streaked so bad I couldn't
> > > > see well at all. Is there a way to check or
> > > increase the tension against
> > > > the glass so they do a better job? The Army
> does
> > > not stop in the rain do
> > > > they?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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