rossiz Posted July 17, 2015 Share #25 Posted July 17, 2015 the nuts are sst under the black paint and polish up really nicely - it's the alloy portion that actually mates with the splined shaft that is the tricky part. they don't polish very well and quickly get powdery w/surface corrosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share #26 Posted July 18, 2015 I"m not so sure the nut is stainless steel; the magnet sticks to that too (on my 280Z.) It must be just a 240Z thing. I read in another thread here that the MX-5 Miata has compatible wiper arms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossiz Posted July 18, 2015 Share #27 Posted July 18, 2015 maybe it's different by year - the nuts on my 78 polished up to a mirror finish and have not dulled a bit after months of dd in all kinds of weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted July 18, 2015 Maybe the '78 nuts are Titanium. I think that's magnetic, and it doesn't rust like ferrous metals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzi Lon Posted July 19, 2015 Share #29 Posted July 19, 2015 Titanium is not magnetic, it is a non ferrous metal. Some stainless steel will not hold a magnet due to its high chrome content. Bonzi Lon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted July 19, 2015 Share #30 Posted July 19, 2015 Magnetism is not a completely reliable way to determine stainless from non-stainless as many stainless grades are magnetic.So if it's NOT magnetic, it has a good chance it's stainless, but if it's magnetic, you still don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share #31 Posted July 19, 2015 So there's no point to looking for the 'stainless steel' 240Z wiper arms, because any seller will tell you it is so it will sell. Why didn't the other models of the same years as the 240Z have the stainless steel wiper arms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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