Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread
Next up was taking out the heater box and wiper pivots for rebuild. I bought a Schumacher kit for the pivots many years ago and it came with all the seals and gaskets plus zerk fittings so the pivots can be lubed while in the car. They were fairly corroded but cleaned up nicely on the wire wheel. The passenger side pivot was frozen up and took awhile to free up by working penetrating oil into the shaft and then grease via the zerk. Works perfectly now. Also cleaned and repainted the two "shafts" that connect the pivots to the motor and installed new nylon pivot bushings where applicable. Sorry not really picture quality stuff on that one.
The heater box was a different story. It smelled pretty mousey, YECK!
Next up was taking out the heater box and wiper pivots for rebuild. I bought a Schumacher kit for the pivots many years ago and it came with all the seals and gaskets plus zerk fittings so the pivots can be lubed while in the car. They were fairly corroded but cleaned up nicely on the wire wheel. The passenger side pivot was frozen up and took awhile to free up by working penetrating oil into the shaft and then grease via the zerk. Works perfectly now. Also cleaned and repainted the two "shafts" that connect the pivots to the motor and installed new nylon pivot bushings where applicable. Sorry not really picture quality stuff on that one.
The heater box was a different story. It smelled pretty mousey, YECK!