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ptv wrote:
I read on time where it was recommended to use Vaseline to lube the inside of the wiper motor. They do make an electric replacement wiper motor for Packard. I think they run about 200 bucks for one though, 2 speed with park.
John
There is a procedure on how to lube the wiper motor in a late 40s service counselor. I believe the guys familiar with lubes have suggested using vacuum pump oil instead of the Trico oil the article mentions. The procedure has helped some but not others. If the felts on the paddle are worn or gaskets shrunk so it is leaking internally it doesn't do much good and motor has to be rebuilt.
On the electric, it is Newport Engineering's kit. Nice kit and a bolt on although you might have to add a spacer under the mounting ears.
Downside is the 12v and the need for and size of the electrical switch.. I don't remember exactly how much space there is in the original location between the shroud and the steering column -- not much I am sure. Unless you can solder wires to come off the sides of the switch terminals and protect them from shorting to the steering column and then maneuver the switch into the column, I believe you will have to hang the switch under the dash or drill a hole in the dash. By the time wires are attached in the normal fashion switch is long and fairly sure it won't fit in the space in the column.
If you wanted to keep the switch original or conversion reversible you could build a little module using two microswitches to replace the Newport switch functions. Rig the cable of the original switch up to operate a simple slider to work the microswitches. I did a more involved version of that on my 56 because I wanted to keep the original switch and the washer co-ordinator function intact.
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