1950 windshield wiper cable

Posted by otgdy On 2011/11/27 10:24:51

The cable that attaches to the passenger wiper broke and I was able to remove it from most of cable attach points. The problem I am having is removing the cable from the unit that the wiper arm attaches to (wiper arm shaft?). The cable enters the unit over one pulley and goes around the shaft that turns the blade then exits over another pulley. Simple yet clever design. Problem is the cable will not pull free of the wiper arm shaft. If you pull the cable it will only go so far then stop. Whats holding the cable and how do I release it so the cable can be replaced ? First impulse is to force it, however I thought I would ask first.

Thanks for your help.

OTG

BTW: Got a new set of wiper blades on Ebay for $50. Sure beats $100+ from some other folks.