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Old 29-12-16, 04:40
rob love rob love is offline
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The old trico wiper blades were/are still used on the MLVW. I believe they are 11 or 12" long. You can find the same design bladfes as short as 4-1/2" long. Have a look on ebay for M35 wiper blade, or M38A1 wiper blade. If the blades you get are too long, you can cut them down with a dremel tool with cut-off wheel.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wiper-Blade-...5R6DvU&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Willys-...5X0xFj&vxp=mtr
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Old 29-12-16, 04:58
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Default Good show Rob.....

I am using M37 wiper blades...... supposed to be NOS..... so dry and hard.

You might want to clean the rubber with a 300 or 400 grit sand paper and use rainex compound on both the inside and outside of your windshield.......

At best they will allow you to meet the legal requirements........ on your best day they will wipe a little bit........... best to stay home in bad storms.

I took my wiper motor apart ....cleaned up all the dried grease, bugs, spider webs and reassembled with synthetic silicon grease..... very lightly on the grease............... they work real well flapping away while going down hill on engine compression and 25+ in. of vacuum..... otherwise stick you head out the side window. We found wiper gaskets on Ebay at $20 a pair.... yes you need two per side...... then decided to use the scanner and photocopy them on light card stock and smear the card stock with silicone..... works beautiful but you need an Xacto knife to cut out the gasket and the intricate holes and slots into the gasket...... but it works!!!!

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Old 29-12-16, 05:38
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I agree with your grease choice for the wipers Bob, and moreso in the arctic conditions experienced in this neck of the woods. I use Dow corning 55 o-ring lubricant. It will fill and seal any scrapes in the wiper housing while at the same time staying pliable even when freezing. I use the same grease on the M-series trailer plugs.

It was always standard to find a mud wasp nest in the little tube leading from the wiper motors.
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Old 29-12-16, 05:39
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Default Spacer and wiper arms

Here is a pic of the spacer, I also drilled and tapped the other side
but plgged it off.
I smeared a tiny amount of "the Right Stuff" on the manifold gasket. Good seal

The wiper arm and motor I think are original cmp or possibly jeep.
I have good wiper motors and one more arm. Just need the blades

I found this in an old drawer in the shop Looks 40's era, its just a
glorified Vacuum gauge but still works,also includes instructions ha ha
Terry
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Old 29-12-16, 07:42
TCLARK TCLARK is offline
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Default Blades!!

I just found blades that will go on these arms.
They are called "hook and Saddle" blades. They are sold
on ebay and elsewhere ...around 6 to 7 USD +shipping
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Terry
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Old 29-12-16, 10:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TCLARK View Post
I just found blades that will go on these arms.
They are called "hook and Saddle" blades. They are sold
on ebay and elsewhere ...around 6 to 7 USD +shipping
Cheers
Terry
If you luck out on ebay, try this guy;
http://www.wiperman.com/
Cheers
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Old 29-12-16, 16:28
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Default OLd vacuum gauge.............

Nice treasured vintage gauge.

A nice item that contains all the usage instructions..... it might be worthwhile trying to take a picture with less reflection on the glass so the face of the gauge can be read easier...... and post enlarged.........could be posted in the HOW TO heading........ certainly a common issue and tool that is not fully appreciated.

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Old 29-12-16, 19:08
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Thanks John for the wiper info
Terry

I will post the instrument and closeup on another thread Bob.
Terry
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