Re: C-1 Wipers

[David Lyon]

After a great deal of frustration and time, I final installed the overhauled wiper transmissions on my '58. Cables all in the correct grooves and tight. Problem is there is not enough shaft coming through to attach the nut to the shaft on top of the spacer. Is there some type of adjustment in the shaft? What have I missed? Your assistance is always appreciated.

David

[Dennis A.]

Re: C-1 Wipers

David...

Good to hear you have the cables ready to go, If you are talking about the chrome spacer & nut on the outside of the car...the gasket could be your problem. Remove & cut it to fit under the spacer or cut one using thinner material. Also,use a transmission nut tool/wrench, one slip with a screw-driver and into your paint will pay for one.

[David Lyon]

Re: C-1 Wipers

Dennis, thanks for the quick reply. I tried it without the gasket and there still is not enough thread available to get the nut even started. I did buy the wrench just for the reason you stated. The driver's side shaft will move in and out, but only comes out the same length as the passenger side. The passenger side doesn't move at all. Both are the same length, but still too short for the nut. The spacers are repro. Could that be the problem?

David

[Roy B.]

Re: C-1 Wipers

You may have the car units? different? Or was the body worked on in the area ?

[John M.]

Re: C-1 Wipers

David,
The transmissions originally were set in dum-dum on the passenger side of the compartment. If it is still there, I would peel it off and replace with a thinner piece. The original dum-dum has probably dried out and is real hard, and not allowing the tranmission to come up high enough. Avoid the temptation to just leave the dum-dum out, as this will probably cause leaks. The gasket really only serves to protect the paint and does not seal around the hole.
If your dum-dum sealer has already been removed, then it must be that you bezels are too thick.

Regards, John McGraw

[David Lyon]

Re: C-1 Wipers

Dennis, Roy & John,

Appreciate the replies. The transmissions were rebuilt by Capital Auto Restoration and are correct. The underside of the glass where the hole is,is clear glass no dub-dum. The paint was stripped to the glass, body gel-coated primed and painted. There were no repairs made in this area. The transmissions fit perfectly before they were removed. I'm short on the shafts so the threads don't show out of the spacer. It leads me to believe that the spacers are not correct. I'll check this with a friend who has a '58 with original spacers to see if that is the problem. Anyone on the Board had a problem with with repro spacers?

Thanks again!

David

[Brad K.]

Re: C-1 Wipers

David,
Not sure if this is the cause of your problem. A couple years ago I was helping a friend re-install the wiper transmissions after he had a complete frontend replacement. The fiberglass in this area was molded a little bit too thick and would not allow the transmissions to protude through. We took a grinder to the surface underneath, in the passenger compartment and then were able to install the nuts, the oblong chrome spacers and the rubber gaskets. Thought I'd mention it.....

[David Lyon]

Re: C-1 Wipers

Brad,

Thanks for the reply. The fiberglass is all original and as I said in an earlier post, everything worked fine when I removed them. Same transmissions, same fiberglass with new gel coat, primer and paint. I can't see were this would cause a build up. I think the repro spacers are too thick. I'll check this today on my friend's '58 with original spacers. If it's not the spacers, then it looks like something is keeping the shafts from coming all the way through. I'll post again when I figure this out. Hope I don't have to take everything out and start at square 1 again.

David

[David Lyon]

Re: C-1 Wipers

John,

Well, the spacers are correct after checking my friend's original. I took the right transmission out and slide the spacer over the shaft. I have 3/8's worth of thread showing above the spacer with it tight to the plate that fits against the fiberglass under the dash. Add the depth of the glass and the rubber seal, I should have an eighth or better to thread the nut. The plate under the dash is tight against the body. I'm really stumped. Any other ideas you might have?

Thanks!

David

[John M.]

Re: C-1 Wipers

David,
With that piece of info, there is only one thing that it can be. The transmissions have a spline on the side of each one that lines up with the notch in the body. You will notice that the spline is tapered and continues to grow all the way to the bottom. It is very likely that your notch in the body has partially filled with paint (especially if you used Urethane) and is preventing the transmission from going all the way down. Take a small file and clean out the notch and see if the transmission now seats higher up! Clean out the entire inside diameter of the hole while you are at it to assure that there is no interference.

Regards, John McGraw