Hi there,
I have taken apart my wiper stalk to clean the parts inside. It was spring loaded and I can't seem to place a ball that flew out from inside. Any ideas? Maybe one of you has done this.

Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks

 

Did you download that Kirby Palm book yet?
Either try gluing it together or making up some brackets:

 

Hi yes I've looked at the kirby files. I can put it back together and get it to hold strong. But I'm unsure where the metal ball goes. Also the stalk appears loose now. This is a spare stalk thank goodness.
Thanks

 

l cannot remember precisely where but the ball belongs on the tip of a small coil spring. Look for some detent pockets in either the body or the operating lever. I assume the spring did not fly out along with the ball on dissassembly.

 

Hi there thank you. The spring on the left here or the small spring on the right that is barely visible?

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It goes on top of the pinkish looking plug on top of the barely visible spring on the right hand side. Push the plug down, add a blob of grease to the top of it then put the ball bearing on there. Now carefully put the two halves back together. You might have try try a few times before everything goes back into the right place. I superglued mine in place after having drilled out the rivets but time will tell whether this is a good, lasting solution. Ideally I'd cut off the remains of the four rivets and then drill and tap four small screw holes so I could screw it back together, but that takes time and effort and I'm far too lazy!

Good luck.

 

Thank you so much! I'm gonna try this and let you know Check back soon, watch this space