Thanks, Joe. I actually got a bit of info this morning from the gentleman at Ficken Wiper (wiperman.com). According to my description of the motor, it is indeed the correct motor for a '38 (which he says is not the same part number as a '37). The Trico P/N on the my box is also correct for a '38. He suspects that the problem is my wiper arm, and according to him, there are some repro parts out there that are no good. Apparently this wiper arm mounting scheme is the most common one used with older vacuum motors, and as a result, there are now repros of repros.

So, I'll be interested in the pictures. I have a
different repro wiper arm on the way to me, and I'll report on what I find.

Alex