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Neatsfoot oil or "vacuum oil" works well for lubrictating the the leater seals on the wiper paddlw

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Thank You I think that is my Problem because if the motor is in I need Pliers to even turn that knob I think there might be some rust and dirt in Linkage because last time when the car was even Registered was March 1997 I when I checked the google maps it have been sitten for a years some guys back yard with bunch of cars for a years

If you remove the wipers and motor then the system should have basically zero drag.

To remove the wiper, pull on the base of the arm parallel to the surface of the windshield so the plastic follower on the arm clears the metal guide. The pull the wiper straight off the shaft.

Okay the Reason is found Right side of the wipers has too much Drag and the Drag is into saft we tried to lubricated it with my Friend but it still drags too much so Before I broke enything I want to ask ssome help how I can take this apart

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That is a Trico assembly with wire ropes embedded in the drive and all pressed together as a unit when built at Trico. Some have tried taking them apart for rechroming or repair and it seems not many have met with success in being able to put them back together properly and still work. I realize being overseas makes it more difficult but unfortunately most need to find another one in better condition if repair or rechroming is needed.

Before trying to take that piece apart have you verified that a cable has not slipped off of a pulley groove on the tensioner and is caught behind the pulley and now binding. Too much tension on the wire ropes is also a cause for hard movement.

There is a bit on servicing the wipers in the instrument section of 55-6 service manual.

It is difficult to get oil onto the shaft on those wiper bases because of the cup shape of the drive knob. If I don't want to take the base off, I drill a very small hole right next to and parallel to the shaft and then flow in light weight oil while turning the knob back and forth. On the 55-56 wiper bases the rear shaft bushing can be oiled by letting oil run down the back of the housing while pulling the knob in and out.

If you decide to remove the bases for service, just drop the whole unit in a pan of light oil and then work it back and forth til it is free. This is your best course as you can take the tensioners off also and do the same thing with them. Then you are good for another 69 years.

Removing the bases is not difficult with the dash and heater plenum out. Unfortunately on your car they are not out. Lay under the dash and reach up with a screwdriver.

A trick I like to use is find a sturdy bin or something, that when placed upside-down is the same height as the floor of the car. Stick it right next to an open door, then you can lay on that to get at the underside of the dash.

The wiper assemblies are really not hard to service except that they are in an inconvenient location. Once you can get at the cables to disconnect them from the linkage and remove the screws to get them off the car, there's no problem.

We Tried that with my Friend but Its still kinda tight even when we tried to oil it I think Only thing what I can do now is bolt it back in place and Try to make some kind of walls around it and drown it to an oil so Then I can Spin it from other side and possibly get it oiled its kinda hard to oil because the knob is like a cup

Yes it's better to oil them from the rear. Unfortunately that is against the direction of gravity. If they were easy to oil from above then rain would easily get in and wash out the oil.