Lost wiper blade aluminum insert-HELP!

[Temporary Sanity]

I was taking off my wiper blades this weekend to give them a fresh coat of paint. The spring loaded end snapped back and the aluminum cone shapped insert that keeps the arm from spinning popped out and went in the water.

Searay dealer said they don't seel them seperate have to buy the arm. Shipped me two new arms at 57.00 each with no inserts in them. Called dealer back, they had to get a tech to figure where to get this part. Only comes on the motor for 235.00.

Any one know where I can get one of these inserts? Looks like it costs all of about 75 cents to make?

 

[MonacoMike]

Thanks to Presentation and a few others suggestions I found my wiper parts online at Ryder Fleet Products. You may be able to get it there. No auto type store had anything close and truck supply parts places didn't have the exact match. On the blades Sea Ray was $36, truck parts $18, and RFP $8.

Good luck, MM

 

[Creekwood]

I was taking off my wiper blades this weekend to give them a fresh coat of paint. The spring loaded end snapped back and the aluminum cone shapped insert that keeps the arm from spinning popped out and went in the water.

Searay dealer said they don't seel them seperate have to buy the arm. Shipped me two new arms at 57.00 each with no inserts in them. Called dealer back, they had to get a tech to figure where to get this part. Only comes on the motor for 235.00.

Any one know where I can get one of these inserts? Looks like it costs all of about 75 cents to make?

I have the same issue with a wiper arm that popped off while running with the insert gone to the lake. Luckily its the port side so no big deal. When you find a source for the insert, please post where you found it. Its seems stupid to replace a perfectly functional arm for the sake of an insert. (By the way, the next insert is getting a bit of epoxy when it gets installed in the arm. No point in doing this again!)