57 fairlane wipers

[woodytwoshoes]

Hi, I am reinstalling my vacuum wipers and cant seem to get the cables wound right. diagrams? Help?
Thanks,
Dave

[cool57]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=460632&highlight=wiper+cables
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12024

[woodytwoshoes]

Im new here and this is an awesome site! Thanks for the help. I will send pics of my  fairlane if and when I get it done! Thanks again.

[cool57]

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[woodytwoshoes]

Thanks cool, I got em going and all is well cept for the vacuum, cant seem to get enough to run the wipers like new. They do move halfway up and with a little help they cycle but not good enough. Maybe the vacuum motor needs a rebuild?

[cool57]

Open the vacuum motor, clean inside and lubricate the leather flap. I used vaseline. Worked OK for awhile. I went electric as soon as I found a '57 Chev wiper motor-it is a bolt on and looks "stock". That was before the new style electric motors came out, I'd use the new one now.

[RICH MUISE]

welcome to the site. You can get your vacumn wiper motor rebuilt...check hemmings magazine for sources...however, if you are building a driver rather than back-to-original showcar, save your money and invest in an aftermarket conversion 12 volt kit. Even with a rebuilt vacumn motor you'll end up with a system that's inadequate and frustrating at best. Just mho....Rich

[Ford Blue blood]

welcome to the site. You can get your vacumn wiper motor rebuilt...check hemmings magazine for sources...however, if you are building a driver rather than back-to-original showcar, save your money and invest in an aftermarket conversion 12 volt kit. Even with a rebuilt vacumn motor you'll end up with a system that's inadequate and frustrating at best. Just mho....Rich

What he said!

[gasman826]

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