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Author:  Sam Powell [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:51 pm ]
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Thanks Dan. What is FABO?

Sam
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:37 pm ]
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www.forabodiesonly.com . A bigger board focused mainly on V8s and with, um, let's diplomatically say it has a poorer signal:noise ratio than this board.
Author:  Sam Powell [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:33 pm ]
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Dan, I am definitely interested in hearing from your friend who is partying out the '73. It seems like only yesterday that the yards were full of those cars.
Thanks.
Sam
Author:  SlantSixDan [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:42 pm ]
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I checked with him -- no soap; he sold the complete wiper setup from motor to pivots! He also told me the '67 cars have a one-year-only wiper linkage setup with bronze bushings throughout…I'm tempted to say that'd be the hot setup to go for, but at this late date the bronze bushings are likely worn, too, putting the '67 setup on par with the '73-'76 setup which has easily-replaced nylon bushings.
Author:  Sam Powell [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:52 am ]
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Thanks again Dan. Likely many of these old cars are now in the same boat, with seriously worn wipers. Many folks are likely out there looking for the same stuff. I suspect the bronze bushings are less worn than nylon though.

I still have not crawled under the dash, but looked in the FSM to see the diagrams there. Here is what you can tell from out side:
1. Both wipers move independently of each other.
2. YOu can hear the passengers side is dragging it's link back and forth when moved.
3. The drivers side is silent when moved.

It seems as if both the link from the motor to the driver's side, and the link from the driver's side to the pass side have come loose. The good news here is that all these connections are in one spot over in the most accessible corner.

I will get the courage to tackle this soon. And maybe engineering a good fix using the old parts is the easiest way to go, meaning I will not have to get the links out from under the dash. When I first got this car, and the links broke soon thereafter, I do not remember resisting the repair. I was 48 instead of 66 at that time. It makes a difference.

Sam
Author:  wjajr [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:31 pm ]
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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.

No sweat Rod, you just have to empty two more buckets, construct with 2x12’s and pair them up. That should be enough for someone up to two ax handles wide… LOL

I’m not small, 6 foot, 220 lbs., problem I have is; no flexibility is left in my carcass at three score trips around the sun.

Bill
Author:  walpolla [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:21 pm ]
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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.
I’m not small, 6 foot, 220 lbs., problem I have is; no flexibility is left in my carcass at three score trips around the sun.Bill
Those are exactly my dimensions ,including the trips around the sun. I win by another six times. :lol: Seems that Sam and me are the same age.

regards,Rod
:D
Author:  Sam Powell [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:15 pm ]
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Bill, Sorry I called you Wayne. Dummy me. Maybe you did not notice. We do have a Wayne in our midst. Wvenable is a Wayne.

Sam
Author:  bigslant6fan [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:31 pm ]
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My '68 cuda has 73-76 wiper parts on it,but you'll probly have to change the wiper motor too.The output shaft changed sizes about '71-72ish on the 3 speed wiper motors for sure.The crank arm is different because of the two sizes,and 2 and 3 speed arms are different too. I probly have the parts you need
Author:  Sam Powell [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:18 pm ]
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That's a nice offer bigslant6fan. Let me look under the dash soon, and let you know how my plans are shaped by that. I may take you up on it. When you say you have the parts, are you talking late stuff, or 68-69 ish?

Sam
Author:  wjajr [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:48 am ]
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Bill, Sorry I called you Wayne. Dummy me. Maybe you did not notice.
I saw that Sam, no big deal, figured there was a scrambling of electrons in the ether, or somewhere... LOL

It’s easy to see the difference between my old car bud Wayne and me; his car:

Image

His is two tone, mine are mono tone.
Author:  Sam Powell [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:28 pm ]
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I took the front seat out, and lay under the dash and took a look. NOTHING was broken. There were no failed bushings. All the plastic was good, or at least together. The repair I made 18 years ago was to the link at the motor eccentric. That was still there. It is ugly, but it works.

So, I popped the links back on, and tested it all, and they seem to work. I pried with my hands to see if it would come off, and it seems to be good. I tested the drive with the motor, and it works OK. It is still a bit noisy, and clunky, but that is more than likely the jury rigged repair I made years ago. There AI drilled a hole through the pin on the motor eccentric and put a cotter key through it. I think it will stay.

Four questions:

1. Am I asking for problems to just let it go at that?

2. Any theories as to why it came apart? Both links were off the driver's side. I think the power link came off first and then proceeded to thrash around under there and pop the left right joining link off.

3. Has anybody else experienced this? Parts popping loose with no apparent damage to the plastic bushings.

4. Any recommended lubrication for this, or will that induce popping off connections. Under the circumstanced, looking at everything upside down and through a maze of wires, I cannot tell for sure what holds these together. I could not look closely at it. And the FSM did not yield much insight.

Sam
Author:  wjajr [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:20 am ]
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Sam when I installed new wiper seals, I lubricated all pivot points with white grease, which made for much quieter operation.

Bill
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