73 Scamp wiper linkage

[Youngblood1989]

Not sure if this is correct thread to add this, but does anyone have a picture of how the linkage arms all fit together? I have the original fsm and I cannot find anything on wiper motor or linkages. My bushings are all crumbled away and I’m not sure how the arms are supposed to connect.

 

[Desoto291hemi]

Yes,,,here are the arms in my 73 Dart,,,,I’m assuming they are identical .

 

[Desoto291hemi]

The ones marked Orange are the driver’s side,,,the blue are the passenger side .
The parts were color marked from the factory .

Also,,,,,the parts are stamped L and R from the factory .

Tommy

 

[Desoto291hemi]

I ordered new factory bushings for my repair,,,,,,what a bear,,,,almost impossible to press together,,,,had use a press ,,,,literally ,,,damaged a couple of them because they were so tight .
Went to the help board at Oreillys,,,,,cheaper and worked better .

Make sure you cycle the motor and let it park in place before you reattach the arm to it .
That way the motor is in the correct position .

Tommy

 

[Youngblood1989]

WOW, your my hero!!!! Thank you so much this will be so helpful! Having to fix these under the dash is a whole new experience and one that I’m dreading lol.

 

[Desoto291hemi]

Yes,,,,I had to remove the dash where I could get to everything .
After that it was much better .
You might consider working on your seals for the wiper pivots ?
While you have it all out,,,,it is a lot easier .

Tommy

 

[Youngblood1989]

Yea I should look into that, are the seals available? I think the driver side may be frozen as well, it doesn’t want to turn by hand and I don’t think it should be that stiff. When you say you removed the dash, are you referring to the pad or the whole dash?

 

[Desoto291hemi]

No ,,, I’m sorry,,,,the instrument cluster .

Yes,,,you are right,,,,the pivots can be basically frozen,,,,and unable to turn .
I took mine and lubed them and kept working them back and forth,,,,,after that they were perfect .

Tommy

 

[dilley340]

'73 Duster.