1977 Dodge Power Wagon Camper

Tonw07 wrote:

ol' grouch wrote:

When you say they quit working, is the motor still working? Considering the age, your bushings have probably rotted away and the transmission (linkage bars) has fallen apart. These bushing are as close as most auto parts in the Help section by Motormite. They are little round plastic things with a locating tab on the side. They can be a real stinker to pop in but the wipers will work like new. Get some dielectric grease and lubricate them with it and they will go in easier.

It isn't too bad to get to them. They are under the panel in front of the windshield that the wiper shafts poke through. Just remove the wiper arms, remove some screws and the panel pops off. Some of the screws are hard to see. Once the panel is off, everything is right there. When you buy the grease (you'll use it on a lot of things.) pick up some valve lapping or grinding compound. Use a screwdriver with a good tip, not worn, dip the end in the valve grinding compound and it will bite the head of the screws rather than round them out. Considering the age of your unit, you can bet there's a little rust on the threads. I had a similar truck named Betty that finally got sold with nearly 400K on the clock. Albeit there wasn't much of the original truck left. I had to replace the small block with only 340K on it. Darn, you'd think they would last longer than that!

You must not have seen my post after that, it was the motor that was bad. The front panel that you talk about was actually pretty easy to get off when I was checking it all out. I used my drill and zipped the screws right out without issue. I appreciate the input though.

I guess I missed that post. Intermitant connectivity messes with the new post function at times. I trust you put new bushings in whe you replaced the motor. Nothing like going down the road in heavy rain and the left blade quits moving.