Wiper Assembly
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Drifting
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From: Monson MA
Wiper Assembly
"68"- Can any give me any hint or advise on how to open the wiper access panel at the windsheild. I have started the disassembly of my barn find and I am already stumped on how to gain access to this area. Car is not running and all vaccun hose disconnected. Any suggestions would be appresiated.
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Le Mans Master
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From: charlotte north carolina
with the vacuum lines disconnected, the wiper door should simply lift up in a forward motion. if it doesn't, the linkage may be frozen, or the actuator seized. to disconnect the actuator, slide back the weather boot to expose the adjusting link nut. it's probably seized, so use pb blaster and WAIT for it to work. then unscrew it and try the door again. if the door still won't move. you'll have to remove the entire assembly as a unit by removing the mounting brackets where it's fastened thru the cowl, the wiper transmission from the wiper motor and the safety switch linkage. all this stuff is also probably seized, so use more pb blaster. it's IMPORTANT that you wait(sometimes several days after reapplication) for the blaster to loosen the rust. DON'T FORCE the screws, or you'll be drilling and retapping. the same goes for the bolts that attach the wiper door to the linkage. i reapplied blaster to those four screws over a period of 2 months while i was dropping the body on a new frame, before they loosened enough to remove without breaking. don't rush!
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Use lots of liquid penetrant on those wiper door screws...and let it sit [and reshoot it] for several days. Those screws are 'shouldered' 10-24 thread screws and they will snap off with more than about 5 ft-lbs of torque (or so). If they snap off, it is not a simple task to repair the wiper door. {Note: I do have a repair method which will retain the door's alignment, if you need it and send me a PM.}
Do your best to go easy with the removal of those screws. And, when you re-install the door, put anti-sieze compound on the threads an a drop of silicone sealant in the outer counterbore (at the end of the screw threads) to keep water [corrosion] off of them in the future.
Do your best to go easy with the removal of those screws. And, when you re-install the door, put anti-sieze compound on the threads an a drop of silicone sealant in the outer counterbore (at the end of the screw threads) to keep water [corrosion] off of them in the future.
Le Mans Master
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From: Syracuse NY
As jnb and 7t1 said use lots of penetrating oil and take your time but the chassis service manual says to "remove the plug from the front side of the actuator (engine side) and insert a screwdriver into the hole. Press in on the actuator piston until the cover panel raises to the open position"
Opening it any other way may bend or twist the linkage.
Opening it any other way may bend or twist the linkage.
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Drifting
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From: Monson MA
Wiper Assembly
Thanks for all your input. I read your feedback at lunch today. I got home and was able to remove 8 screws and now have the larger wiper panel to try to get to move. Thank again.
Peter
Peter
