Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

All,

I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.

After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
or the wiper arm.

Thanks.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

We had an inch less windshield at the top than you:
http://----------.com/68jeep.jpg Might try making stops to keep the
levers from swinging over center.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

We had an inch less windshield at the top than you:
http://----------.com/68jeep.jpg Might try making stops to keep the
levers from swinging over center.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

We had an inch less windshield at the top than you:
http://----------.com/68jeep.jpg Might try making stops to keep the
levers from swinging over center.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

I had that trouble on my 86 when I changed windshield frames.

The aftermarket frame doesn't have the drivers side hole for the wiper
pivot arm in the correct place so the link to the motor has extreme
stress on it and even jams up popping the bushings out of place and
bending things.

I made a temporary fix by adjusting the hole and using a large stainless
washer I modified with my dremil tool as a backing plate. This made the
motor arm last 3 or 4 years, then it jammed out again and once again
bent the front plate of the frame.

This time I had my old frame still at the back of the garage so I cut
out the old heavier metal 'hole' out of it with a 4x3" chunk and cut out
the thin metal from the new frame so I could put the old hole in the
right place.

It is now working great with no stress on the arm or bushing.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

I had that trouble on my 86 when I changed windshield frames.

The aftermarket frame doesn't have the drivers side hole for the wiper
pivot arm in the correct place so the link to the motor has extreme
stress on it and even jams up popping the bushings out of place and
bending things.

I made a temporary fix by adjusting the hole and using a large stainless
washer I modified with my dremil tool as a backing plate. This made the
motor arm last 3 or 4 years, then it jammed out again and once again
bent the front plate of the frame.

This time I had my old frame still at the back of the garage so I cut
out the old heavier metal 'hole' out of it with a 4x3" chunk and cut out
the thin metal from the new frame so I could put the old hole in the
right place.

It is now working great with no stress on the arm or bushing.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Re: Windshield Wiper System Fix
 

I had that trouble on my 86 when I changed windshield frames.

The aftermarket frame doesn't have the drivers side hole for the wiper
pivot arm in the correct place so the link to the motor has extreme
stress on it and even jams up popping the bushings out of place and
bending things.

I made a temporary fix by adjusting the hole and using a large stainless
washer I modified with my dremil tool as a backing plate. This made the
motor arm last 3 or 4 years, then it jammed out again and once again
bent the front plate of the frame.

This time I had my old frame still at the back of the garage so I cut
out the old heavier metal 'hole' out of it with a 4x3" chunk and cut out
the thin metal from the new frame so I could put the old hole in the
right place.

It is now working great with no stress on the arm or bushing.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Michael White wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I've got an '82 Scrambler, and it goes through wiper motor links (the short
> piece between the wiper motor and the left-hand wiper) every year or two.
> I can tell that there's stress on the link when the wiper changes
> direction, but no amount of wiper motor position adjustment eliminates it.
> I even tried expanding the range of adjustment.
>
> After replacing the arm again, and tossing around a few ideas, I noticed in
> my 4WD catalog that the older Jeeps ('41-'68) seem to use one motor per
> wiper blade, and a direct drive mechanism. Has anyone tried fitting these
> to a newer CJ? From the catalog, I can't tell the dimensions of the motor
> or the wiper arm.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891