Re: Electric wiper motor and switch connection
Posted by HH56 On 2023/6/7 9:26:19
The only electric motor of the era I am aware of that was a direct bolt in is the one used on the 55-6 Chevy. If your motor is the style in the photo then the Packard switch cable will fit with no issues. The screw and washer visible next to the plastic slider in the photo is covering the upper channel where the cable housing will be positioned and fastened.
Over the years that particular Chevy motor became expensive and somewhat hard to find so other motors were sometimes modified or pieces cobbled together to make them workable. If your motor is anything other than the one in the photo then you will need to compare the two control methods or experiment to find out what was or can be done to use the Packard cable.
If you have the Chevy motor, to install the cable turn the switch a little bit in the on direction so the wire and small captured washer on the wire end is moved away from the cable housing. Slide the wire end and washer into the groove in the plastic slider piece on the motor. Making sure the switch slider is in the off position then gently turn the wiper switch back to off. That will retract the wire so the end of the cable housing is near the slider. Making sure the motor slider in still in the off position and washer is in the slider groove lay the cable housing in the upper channel on the motor and install and tighen the screw and washer to hold the cable in position.
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Over the years that particular Chevy motor became expensive and somewhat hard to find so other motors were sometimes modified or pieces cobbled together to make them workable. If your motor is anything other than the one in the photo then you will need to compare the two control methods or experiment to find out what was or can be done to use the Packard cable.
If you have the Chevy motor, to install the cable turn the switch a little bit in the on direction so the wire and small captured washer on the wire end is moved away from the cable housing. Slide the wire end and washer into the groove in the plastic slider piece on the motor. Making sure the switch slider is in the off position then gently turn the wiper switch back to off. That will retract the wire so the end of the cable housing is near the slider. Making sure the motor slider in still in the off position and washer is in the slider groove lay the cable housing in the upper channel on the motor and install and tighen the screw and washer to hold the cable in position.
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55-6 Chevy motor.jpg (151.38 KB)
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