52 vac wind shield wippers???

[chopper tom]

can some one tell me how to get my vac wippers working again on my 52 chevy truck ?Has any one ever took one apart and tryed to fix it before ?
I cant aford an electric one right now ,and i know that i can use it on a v-8 becase my old 49 coupe used to work good with one .
I been told to put oil in it ,but where and what kind of oil????

[BigJackDaddy]

I haven't had the "opportunity" to rebuild one yet since mine are still working...
whish, psssh, stutter, swish

I've heard that this guy will not only redo them for $79 (I know, I know) but also sells parts if you end up needing them.

Whish I could be more help.

[chopper tom]

Originally Posted by BigJackDaddy

I haven't had the "opportunity" to rebuild one yet since mine are still working...
whish, psssh, stutter, swish

I've heard that this guy will not only redo them for $79 (I know, I know) but also sells parts if you end up needing them.

Whish I could be more help.

Thanks man ,every little bit helps!!!

[robin58]

Just a thought, if you are thinking about converting to electric, you don't have to go with one of those relatively expensive kits. There are several other methods to get away cheaper. I'll see if I can locate the article, but there was an article a few years back in one of the magazines about putting a Toyota wipermotor in. Also, it is relatively simple to use a cheap boat windshield wiper motor.

[chopper tom]

Originally Posted by robin58

Just a thought, if you are thinking about converting to electric, you don't have to go with one of those relatively expensive kits. There are several other methods to get away cheaper. I'll see if I can locate the article, but there was an article a few years back in one of the magazines about putting a Toyota wipermotor in. Also, it is relatively simple to use a cheap boat windshield wiper motor.

I would love to see that artical if you can find it!!!

[robin58]

Looked through all my old magazines and can't find it. But this is basically the same idea:

http://www.hotrodsandhemis.com/updateDec.html

[robin58]

Or like I said, if you want to go cheap use something like this:

boat wiper motor"

or

eBay

You'll have to do some fabbing of some brackets and as long as you don't mind the wipers not wiping "butterfly style" a little ingenuity will make that one of the cheapest ways.

That first listing is for a 110 degree sweep. You can also find them in a 80 degree sweep which probably would be a better option.

[55dude]

leave it mounted and just use rain-x. the vacuum wipers are junk and rain-x is less than $10. they also have a product if your defrost system doesn't work for the inside of the windshield.

[1-ton of fun]

that's called fog-x. works pretty well, i had a 55 bel air that the heat/defrost didn't work, and the fog-x worked pretty good for me

[BigJackDaddy]

Originally Posted by 55dude

leave it mounted and just use rain-x. the vacuum wipers are junk <snip>.

Some of us prefer "nostalgic"

[chopper tom]

I just wana drive my truck till i can aford some better wippers ,thats all .

[51chevytruck]

I have had my motor apart but it has been many years ago. From what I remember it is a very simple setup. I think it was harder to remove the motor than actually fix it. The inside is simply a paddle consisting of a piece of leather sandwiched between two metal plates. The paddle arm is attached to or is the spline that your arm attaches to. I softened the leather with some Vaseline reassembled it and I have had no problems since. Don't be afraid to take it apart it is an extremely simple setup and you will have no problems.

[chopper tom]

wow man!,finally what i wanted to know !
Thanks so much !