Wiper motor removal

JasonNC
JasonNC Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
In order to insure that Newport Engineering provides me with the correct wiper motor, he asked that I send my old unit from the Kaiser to him. Anybody know how the correct way to remove the connecting arms from the motor itself? I can't see how they're connected from under the dash.

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  • dave s
    dave s Senior Contributor, Moderator
    Check with Randy Owen. Here is his orphan page: :)http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8035
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    You indicate "connecting arms" rather than a cable system (which the Step Downs use). Therefore, you may have the same linkage as my '37. If so, please pay attention, because I'm only going to say this once (instructor taps blackboard with pointer):



    Each of the wiper transmissions (10 and 11) are joined to a rigid metal arm. Each arm has a hole at the end which connects to the wiper motor. The motor's shaft has a tee at the end with a short post (maybe 1/8" diameter) at each end; you can see one end of the tee protruding from the back of the motor, in the picture, iwth its little post.



    The end of each arm slips over one of the posts. Each post has a slight groove incised around it (like the grooves on a piston, for the rings). The doo-hinkey #17 consists of two teardrop-shaped thingies of thin steel, joined by a tiny expansion spring. Each of the teardrops fits over one of the posts and snaps into the groove on it, and the spring keeps them from slipping off.



    Therefore, reach up under your dash, and fumble around until you find the motor and the two arms that connect to it. Follow one of the two arms to its connection point with the motor's mainshaft tee. Grasp the doo-hinkey #17 and remove it from the post; the other end should be easily removable once you remove the tension on the first teardrop-shaped thingie. Carefully remove and don't lose, the doo-hinkey -- and any little washers (like you see in the drawing). Now just slide each arm off its post on the motor, and set it aside. You should be able to unbolt the motor (see the two mounting wings at each side of the motor) and pull the vacuum tube off the inlet (plug this with something, if you intend to run the car without its wiper motor).



    IF YOU CAN GET UNDER THE DASH to look at this, you might want to note just how the arms fit into the motor. Sometimes there is bit of a trick to which way they go, around the wiper motor bracket. In fact, sometimes the arms are notched so they don't bottom out on certain obstructions under the dash, as they move back and forth.
  • JasonNC
    JasonNC Expert Adviser
    Ken U-Tx wrote:
    Isn't there a Kaiser forum? Most of Hudson guys don't know how the wiper motor and arms come apart on a Kaiser. Hudson Stepdown wipers are easier to get at than a Kaiser for sure.



    I guess you could call it that, but since I am a Hudson man first and seeing how helpful HUDSON people are, I figured someone like Jon would come to my rescue. Of course, I'm not sure if he is messing with me or not. "Do Hinky"?
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