Windshield wipers

Posted by Morgan On 2009/6/28 11:09:34

Now that the rainy season has set in I thought it was a good thing to work on the wipers for my 55 Patrician with the Mag-nu-matic windshield washer. I looked through previous posts and did not find anything that helped. So far I oiled the wiper motor as directed, oiled the cables under the dash and made sure that nothing was dragging, changed the wiper blades and trimmed off the brittle ends of the hoses for a good connection (as the are still flexible), the system wants to work but is very weak. I wondered if I the washer unit was pulling down the vacuum and thought of plugging the lines until I fix the Mag-nu-matic like HH showed us. Does anyone have any suggestions as I plan on being under the dash for a few more revolutions of Pluto while I replace the speedo. BigKev has posted a good exploded drawing of the mechanics but I think that a closer look with a hose attachment diagram would be good. Thanks