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Title: Wipers are binding Post by: FATBOY on January 18, 2011, 09:39:09 PM Ive installed a preslite wiper conversion .When i turn the switch it binds up on the cam (from a ek).Do i have to use fb ek arms ??
regards fatboy Title: Re: Wipers are binding Post by: mcl1959 on January 19, 2011, 02:37:41 PM You have to use the 2 short links from the back of the EK wiper motor - these are hooked up to the original long FE FC arms
Ken Title: Re: Wipers are binding Post by: JesseLMackey on February 09, 2011, 07:37:00 PM If the car is a few years old, there's a strong possibility that the
bearings at the base of the wiper blades are dry and/or seizing. It's pretty easy to tell. Lift your wiper blades off the glass and turn the wipers on. Watch the housings where the blades attach to the car. If the housings twist as the blades move, the bearings are seizing and in need of lubrication. Park the wipers, then take off the wiper arms. Remove the rubber seals covering the wiper arm bearings and work some oil (don't use thin spray lubes, they don't last long enough) in between the shafts and the housings, then turn the wipers on. Continue to add oil as it works its way into the bearings. When the shafts turn freely in the housings, you're all set and you can reinstall the wiper arms. You'll probably hear a difference in the wiper motor sound when the bearings loosen up. |