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Hi Fellow Stovebolters...

I have a 1953 Chevy truck...brandy new Newport wiper motor...new Jim Carter truck wiper arms and wiper blades too...go and run the wipers and they hit the top the rubber on the windshield and the chrome center bar on the split windshield...very jerky motion too....

How are they supposed to work???If I ever drive this truck in the rain I will end up off the road due to un-useable wipe blades....

I have all new parts and nothing is working right...what make and model of wiper arms and blades are you guys using???

Thanks in advance....

Mike C

Either the arms are too long or the blades are a size too big.
I bought the arms and blades from Classic or the Filling Station for the 48 and they fit correctly.

I have Newport wiper motor and used arms and blades from JimCarter.
Arms WW406L and WW406R
wipers WW129

...and have had no problems.

Newport with Classic arms and blades. No issues.

Newport Wipers and Jim Carter truck parts for arms and blades too...nothing fits....hmmmm

Unless someone chopped the top before you bought it, sounds like someone pulled parts out of the wrong bin.

I put what is suppose to be model year appropriate from Napa's vintage line of parts on my 54 3100 and they don't come anywhere near the top of the windshield. At best, they only clear the bottom 2/3's of the windshield. You must have the wrong arms and or blades.

Mike, does your part numbers match the ones I listed above that I got from Carters?? They may have changed the numbers since I got mine but I don't think so.....I think I checked before I typed them in the other day.

Jerky motion equals the motor is not quite indexed.Pull The arms off. Run the wiper and let it "Park". Look under the dash and see what position the link arms are in. Some adjusting(mine has a nut to mount the motor to the bracket and a screw to clamp it) a little repositioning should stop the clank and stutter. Then put the arms on and index them just above the rubber seal for the windshield. Some arms have an adjustable end that allows for adjusting the position or the rubber wiper blade. and others do not. If you have the adjustable type, the shorten the arm until the blade is about 1/2 inch from the center bar. Should work from there. If the motor won't index until you have no clanking, the Arm on the shaft may need to be repositioned and then start over. The start and stop point is determined by the "park" cam so that is where I start. I know it sounds a bit clumsy, but when you see it all move under there it will make sense.

Did you all buy the Newport wiper motor for the Chevy Car? Nothing listed for the trucks.

they have wiper motors for trucks 1937-1972
newport truck wiper motors

Tim