[C1] Windshield Wiper Coordinator
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In Stock. Free shipping! 
PM your mailing addr and I'll USPS one to you later today. I'm going there anyway to send Pat in CA something too.
I forgot I had all this stuff.
This is what the innards of the coordinator look like. I rebuilt one from this stash for that 61 I did a few years ago.
They typically don't hold vacuum because the rubber diaphragm lip on the black plastic plunger goes dry. Cleaning the cylinder and some silicone grease does the trick IIRC.
Rich
PM your mailing addr and I'll USPS one to you later today. I'm going there anyway to send Pat in CA something too.
I forgot I had all this stuff.
This is what the innards of the coordinator look like. I rebuilt one from this stash for that 61 I did a few years ago.
They typically don't hold vacuum because the rubber diaphragm lip on the black plastic plunger goes dry. Cleaning the cylinder and some silicone grease does the trick IIRC.
Rich
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That sure is a lot of parts for a wiper system! Amazing!
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All packed clamp and screw ready to go. The clamp is quite intricate and has a flange to lock it into the groove in the base.
It has a part # debossed on it... 88284-3. Probably the manufacturer #..
From several. A friend gave me some as he didn't want to use them on his cars.
Rich
It has a part # debossed on it... 88284-3. Probably the manufacturer #..
From several. A friend gave me some as he didn't want to use them on his cars.
Rich
Last edited by rich5962; Apr 12, 2021 at 12:24 PM.
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Rich came across with the necessary clamp, thank you again, Rich!
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I think I have the wiper coordinator hooked up correctly and, thanks to Rich5962, have the necessary parts now, but I don’t understand how it functions. I don’t need the washer part to work just want the parts there to look correct, but I do want the wipers to work properly.
Something isn’t right, the cable wire isn’t hooked anywhere and appears to just push against the plastic slider to turn on the motor. But the spring action of the coordinator pulls it back so it won’t stay on. The coordinator itself doesn’t slide, does it? What is wrong???
Something isn’t right, the cable wire isn’t hooked anywhere and appears to just push against the plastic slider to turn on the motor. But the spring action of the coordinator pulls it back so it won’t stay on. The coordinator itself doesn’t slide, does it? What is wrong???
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Norm yes it's supposed to slide under the clamp. You may need to file down the square shaft, then add a little oil to it.
The coordinator is normally activated by vacuum, the wiper **** button. It jogs it out to kick in the washer pump system and turn on the motor.
Rich
The coordinator is normally activated by vacuum, the wiper **** button. It jogs it out to kick in the washer pump system and turn on the motor.
Rich
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Norm yes it's supposed to slide under the clamp. You may need to file down the square shaft, then add a little oil to it.
The coordinator is normally activated by vacuum, the wiper **** button. It jogs it out to kick in the washer pump system and turn on the motor.
Rich
The coordinator is normally activated by vacuum, the wiper **** button. It jogs it out to kick in the washer pump system and turn on the motor.
Rich
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Finally got it all together and adjusted and it works great! I like the way it looks! Thanks to all and especially to Rich!
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Look in my Part FS Ad HERE
I'm on the road but I'm pretty sure I have all of my wiper leftover parts in there somewhere.
Do a search in that Ad using Ctrl F, search string, "wiper". "washer". Don't use "Search This Thread", it's broken, has been for decades.
Rich
I'm on the road but I'm pretty sure I have all of my wiper leftover parts in there somewhere.
Do a search in that Ad using Ctrl F, search string, "
Rich
Last edited by rich5962; May 12, 2024 at 03:52 PM.
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Rich,
I found this:
Bag of washer co-ordinator stuff.$50 now $35
I would like to purchase all this stuff. You can contact me direct at gjrepesh@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Gary Repesh
Royse City, TX
I found this:
Bag of washer co-ordinator stuff.
I would like to purchase all this stuff. You can contact me direct at gjrepesh@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Gary Repesh
Royse City, TX
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Rich
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Someone mentioned how crude these systems are or words to that affect. Stop and think about what Trico did. A fully automatic system that would start, spray your windshield, wipe several times, return to park and then shutoff with the push of a single button. ALL mechanically, no circuit boards , diodes, resistors. Pretty darn remarkable IMHO.
Drive em safe
Leo
Drive em safe
Leo
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Jay Maxwell has them and is an expert on the C1 wipers
Does all mine for me
Chris
Does all mine for me
Chris
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P.S. in case you didnt see it, there's only 1 of those actuator clamps in the bag.
