Re: 51-54 wiper system
Posted by HH56 On 2012/2/4 14:50:56
Pictures from the 55-6 manual are not too bad and I think the assemblies are about the same in design. The written description in the instruments section of manual might help. Those later cables have different colored ends but not sure about the earlier. Basically you attach the cables in essentially a circle on the middle pulley -- one cable from the outside pulley wraps from top and down to it's anchor point and other one wraps from the bottom going up. Individual groove for each cable and the orientation controls direction of the outside pulley rotation.
The tensioners need to be pinned in their full cable loose or highest spring tension position when cables are placed over those. There is a pair of holes where after you release the flat spring latch mechanism and twist against the spring (very strong spring and sharp edges) you can insert a pin or nail to keep them locked. Once the cables are strung and anchored in the middle, the tensioner assembly is held with your hand (again, very strong spring) and the pin holding it locked is removed. You hold the assembly and gently allow the spring to tension cables. You do need to keep the spring from snapping it back.
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The tensioners need to be pinned in their full cable loose or highest spring tension position when cables are placed over those. There is a pair of holes where after you release the flat spring latch mechanism and twist against the spring (very strong spring and sharp edges) you can insert a pin or nail to keep them locked. Once the cables are strung and anchored in the middle, the tensioner assembly is held with your hand (again, very strong spring) and the pin holding it locked is removed. You hold the assembly and gently allow the spring to tension cables. You do need to keep the spring from snapping it back.
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