72 Wiper Override Knob
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 293
Likes: 1
From: AR
72 Wiper Override ****
In my continuing uphill battle to undo all the jerry rigging the previous owner did to my 72, I am trying to put everything under the dash in the correct place. All the manual override valves, etc, were just zip tied under the dash. I have bought the plate to mount all this stuff. Is this in the picture the shaft for the windshield wiper override ****? The nut has been take off of it, as it was attached to a bracket with the light for underneath the dash. If this is the part for the **** to go on, is there any other pieces missing? In other pics of this assembly I have seen wires going into the switch with the ****. Thanks
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,727
Likes: 39
From: Fremont CA
NO! that is your odometer trip meter reset cable from the speedometer. There is a plastic **** that goes on the splined portion, if you pull on the shaft and rotate it you will see the small odometer roll over to reset. The wiper override is an electrical **** that mounts on a bracket with the 2 vacuum override switches.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,301
Likes: 4,389
From: Westminster Maryland
Hi fb,
The wiper over-ride is quite a large square switch. The black plastic **** on it is quite large too… maybe an inch in diameter.
A connecter with 2 heavy red wires runs to two prongs on the back of the switch.
Regards,
Alan
The switch body. (On the right)
The over-ride switch **** between the vacuum overrides.
Here's the odometer reset and it's bracket.
The wiper over-ride is quite a large square switch. The black plastic **** on it is quite large too… maybe an inch in diameter.
A connecter with 2 heavy red wires runs to two prongs on the back of the switch.
Regards,
Alan
The switch body. (On the right)
The over-ride switch **** between the vacuum overrides.
Here's the odometer reset and it's bracket.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 31,301
Likes: 4,389
From: Westminster Maryland
Hi fr,
As shown in the picture it is mounted in a small metal bracket that's screwed to the dash pad below the speedometer.
It's to the left of the 2 vacuum overrides and the wiper override .
On many cars this small bracket also mounts the courtesy light for the left-side foot well.
Regards,
Alan
As shown in the picture it is mounted in a small metal bracket that's screwed to the dash pad below the speedometer.
It's to the left of the 2 vacuum overrides and the wiper override .
On many cars this small bracket also mounts the courtesy light for the left-side foot well.
Regards,
Alan
