This happened before back in '93, and at that time the plastic repair part that was sold as "the one" did not fit. So, I made up a fix that involved using nylon tube, washers and snap rings, which lasted 18 years. I have not crawled under the dash to look yet, but suspect the link to the driver's side has fallen off. I just hope no damage happened to the links or anything else. Thinking back on it, it was getting kind of sloppy sounding of late, and I probably should have checked it out before it broke.

I was driving to a customer's up in Hagarstown, very close to Mason Dixon dragway where the Mid Atlantic/Eastern slant six races have been held the last two years, and it started to rain. Fortunately I drove out of the rain fairly soon, and managed to get home and swap cars after the appointment.

Is there a good fix now. Does anybody make the right connectors? Or, is there a better fix than factory? Thanks for any advice.

On the positive side, I had made that trip 2 weeks earlier on my way up into the mountains to vacation in a Scion with a small 4 cylinder engine.What a difference! The Scion would not get up the mountains without shifting out of overdrive. It just seemed to beat it to death. By contrast the slant just walked right up them in 5th, often maintaining 5 inches of vacuum up the hills. I was able to keep it out of boost always if I wanted to. For mountain driving that slant is a honey.

And here is the kicker. Round trip was 90 miles. I filled it up before and after, at the same pump of the same gas station, and the math worked out to 27 mpg. That is a high for this particular engine and induction set up. The Scion did no better going up into the mountains. Of course it did yield 38 mpg coming back down, and this trip in the Dart was both up and back down. And, the Scion gives me 28 mpg around town, which the Dart would never do. So OK the wipers broke, but the car ran great.

I had made that trip earlier in the year in my brother's v-6, 5 spd Mustang, which I like very much. However,his car would not ease up the mountains the way the slant did. 4th gear was often required if the speed dropped below 60. Gearing and torque are just not as good as the slant 5 spd. I would be happy driving his car on a regular basis, however. It is sweet.

Sam

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Oof. Nope, as far as I know the pre-'72 big square bushings still aren't available. You may wind up swapping in later wiper linkage which can be serviced with new bushings per here.

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Thanks Dan. I kind of lack the inspiration to do a junk yard crawl right now, but if I did go there, do you think the dimensions of the later rods, links and cranks are the same? I have not yet squirmed my way under the dash to see what kind of damage there is. It made some pretty horrific crunching sounds. I hope the motor was able to park itself. Both wipers are independent and free of any control when moved from the outside.

Sam

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I have an intact '67 wiper linkage assembly and a few of the late nylon bushing setups...they are practically the same except for the bushings and "clips" (early links)...One of my winter projects is to look at these and see if there is a better way to go, the nylon bushings aren't lasting more than a few weeks in my '76 duster (NAPA bushings...)during rainy season, I think that if the wiper arm pivot internals get worn from being loaded or corroded they will cause worse loading on the rest of the assembly. I'd like to find something like a copper or oilite bushing and clip system to replace the nylon bushings for a bit more durability.

-D.Idiot

Nice news on the trip, except for the wipers... I wonder if one of those "Help" kits with 10 different bushings might work? I bought one of those at a parts store on the road when my Slantkota bushing crapped.

I am at 23 MPG hwy with the '68 Dart now, and I am betting it will run low 14s or 13s with good tires on it (14.98 at Kearney - hot and 2300 ft). On my way home to VA with it tomorrow, and will install air dam when I get home.

Lou

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You might try genuine Chrysler bushings, which seem to hold up for years. The NAPA bushings are made in China of ground-up and compresed political dissidents.

But really, even a cheap and nasty bushing ought to last more than a few weeks. I think you're on the right track looking for misalignment and/or sideloading from worn pivots. Have you got grease fittings installed on your pivots, at least?
Maybe someone could machine some Rulon items, or some of these existing Rulon bushings could be adapted?

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I gave up on using the "help/motormite" bushings. Only use the genuine mopar bushings.

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65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

I have done nothing on this, and really need to get to it. Does anybody know if the later A body wiper links will fit the '69? I am talking 73-76. I think those later bushings are available. I would not mind swapping in the entire set of arms if that would work. I do not wish to buy an entire set of arms only to find they will not fit for some reason.

Npt only do I hate to crawl under the dash, I have put a bunch of stuff in the way. It is not going to be a picnic. The best thing about modern cars is that they put that stuff all under the hood.

Thanks, Sam

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Sam:

This is a little platform I made a long time ago to make cutting in around ceiling when painting easer. All I did was screw on two five gallon joint compound bucket covers to a length of 2x8, and than snapped the buckets to their covers.

I found that this contraption is the perfect height bench to lay on while accessing the dreaded under dash project at hand. By the way it also works just as well on the passenger’s side as well. --- a nice little multi tasker. LOL

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82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Brilliant!

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Need to be a bit w i d e r than that model to fit me !
Skinny people - I hate 'em.

regards,Rod

Thanks Wayne. That looks like a great addition to the car tool box. Let me drag the thread back to whether later parts will fit. Does anybody know if the later links fit? If so, I might try to order a set from one of the on-line auto recyclers who specialize in old Mopars.

Sam

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I don't know for a firsthand fact they'll fit, but I would be utterly gobsmacked to learn they do not.

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Any recommendations on suppliers? I have dealt with Stephens in Georgia, and wasOK with their service. I really am not in the mood to crawl into a junk yard in this heat. They always feel about 25 degrees hotter than the outside world.

Sam

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Me, I would probably trawl around on FABO, find one of the fairly regular ads from people parting out '73+ A-bodies, and request the parts. I've sent a PM to a guy I know to be parting out a '73 Valiant; if he's got the parts I'll put you two in contact.

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