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| | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | I have a 1958 Chevrolet Apache with the 12v electrical windshield washer assembly. The non mechanical variety. The link assemblies have stops in them. I was wondering, if the vacuum motor variety had stops and the electrical motor variety would not have stops? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | not clear what you're talking about .... maybe the accessory manual could help, it appears to show a vacuum motor Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | not clear what you're talking about .... maybe the accessory manual could help, it appears to show a vacuum motor Bill What I am talking about are the two pieces, one on each side that run from the motor, to the wipers, mine have stops in them and I am trying to understand why? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | aaah, windshield wipers, not washers  and the 'stops' are in the transmission link arms .... maybe simply the change to a 'standard' electric wiper setup, which was different than the vacuum setup after 58, but maybe you're meaning the ends where the long arms attach to the pivot - if you have the factory setup for 58/9 the main link arm was one piece [and labeled left/right], maybe someone changed something? Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | aaah, windshield wipers, not washers and the 'stops' are in the transmission link arms .... maybe simply the change to a 'standard' electric wiper setup, which was different than the vacuum setup after 58, but maybe you're meaning the ends where the long arms attach to the pivot - if you have the factory setup for 58/9 the main link arm was one piece [and labeled left/right], maybe someone changed something? Bill Yes, the stops on the link arms. I was posting because I was asking if, the electrical variety had the stops. It appears from your answer that no, it should not have stops. Cutting or bending the stops is easy enough. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | if you think you have a factory setup, why 'hack' it? .... picture of 58/9 wipersBill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | Your picture, the first does not appear to have the stops on the link assembles. I have to do something about mine, so it will rotate 360. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | What keeps the wiper arm from doing a 360? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | geometry ... the length of the pieces result in a back-n-forth of the links as the bracket they're attached to/driven by rotates 360, so causing the arms/blades to reverse directions every rotation of the motor .... if your [installed] wiper blades are trying to go right around [360], something is installed wrong or some parts are wrong, maybe the link arms are switched right/left
Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | The link rods are marked, left and right. The left I've been putting on the drivers side and the right the passengers, is this correct? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | | | |
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