wiper pivots?
wiper pivots?
Darryl Gaspardone asked me about "wiper pivots", and whether Gary Goers makes them or not:
Also...Darryl wrote:they are the little rubber bushing that keeps the rain from running down the wiper arm assembly behind the dash.
DanDarryl wrote:does enyone have a picture of the rear window area. you know the cardboard peice that covers the speaker holes,or does anyone actually have a good used one?
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Ohmigosh! I need wiper pivot grommets too
I bought a pair of hood bumpers from Restoration Specialties, to keep the corners from dipping when I lift the hood. While inspecting where to place them, I happened to look at the wiper bases. Ohmigosh! I ain't got no grommets! In a good rain, I'll have a deluge around my feetsies.
I'm in the same boat as Darryl. If Gary Goers doesn't make these suckers, who does? I need a pair!
Dan
I'm in the same boat as Darryl. If Gary Goers doesn't make these suckers, who does? I need a pair!
Dan
"If it's new, Plymouth's got it!"
Thanks, Roger & Tom -- I'll try to snag the picture from the catalog and post. Here's the link:
http://www.tomandgaryinc.com/garygoers/index.htm
Dan
http://www.tomandgaryinc.com/garygoers/index.htm
Dan
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The wiper arm pivot housing gasket #451, is on Pg 39. I checked my car and I don't have them either. Don't really see how they go on (3 holes) but it's probably makes sense when you take arms off and install them. By trying to find #451 I found a few items for my car that I didn't know Gary had available.
On the rear package tray area; I doubt if a good used one exists. Moisture and sunlight took their toll. I think original ones were made of cardboard (there is another name for it??) material. You can buy this stuff from places like Restoration Specialties and make new one and also use same stuff to make new kick panels. For my pkg tray area I cut a piece of thin paneling to correct size and covered (spray glue) it with a fabric. I got 2 chrome speaker covers (6 inch) back there. Totally unoriginal but looks good. The round chrome kinda relates/matches the center of the deck lid spare tire. Can always go back to original if need arises.
On the rear package tray area; I doubt if a good used one exists. Moisture and sunlight took their toll. I think original ones were made of cardboard (there is another name for it??) material. You can buy this stuff from places like Restoration Specialties and make new one and also use same stuff to make new kick panels. For my pkg tray area I cut a piece of thin paneling to correct size and covered (spray glue) it with a fabric. I got 2 chrome speaker covers (6 inch) back there. Totally unoriginal but looks good. The round chrome kinda relates/matches the center of the deck lid spare tire. Can always go back to original if need arises.
I think it is refeerred to as panelboard.
Regarding the pivot gaskets, I too do not understand where they install..I've taken a few of these apart, but I've only re-assembled one, and I don't recall the seeing gaskets..perhaps, John, they go on the shafts before you install the mechanism (arms and motor) from under the dash.
I need to get under the dash again anyway, to switch around the little vacuum hoses on the heater-A/C switch. I also need to get to the dash speaker connections so I can hook up my "converted" radio.
But it is raining today, and my garage is too small to work in. Ah, for the old days when I would hang my feet over the seatback, head under the dash, with cage light in one hand and a screwdriver in the other...
Regarding the pivot gaskets, I too do not understand where they install..I've taken a few of these apart, but I've only re-assembled one, and I don't recall the seeing gaskets..perhaps, John, they go on the shafts before you install the mechanism (arms and motor) from under the dash.
I need to get under the dash again anyway, to switch around the little vacuum hoses on the heater-A/C switch. I also need to get to the dash speaker connections so I can hook up my "converted" radio.
But it is raining today, and my garage is too small to work in. Ah, for the old days when I would hang my feet over the seatback, head under the dash, with cage light in one hand and a screwdriver in the other...
I just flipped thru the 59 Parts Book (p. 23BF-10), and sure enough, the flat 3-holed gaskets install over each shaft plate, before they are pushed thru the firewall and secured. You cannot see these gaskets from the outside of the car.
Later Mopars..i.e. mid-60's Mopars did use rubber grommets to seal the shafts.
Later Mopars..i.e. mid-60's Mopars did use rubber grommets to seal the shafts.
Now, I see... Here's the page Roger is referring to (attached). The gasket is on the inside, there's nothing that goes around the post in the well.
Well, shouldn't there be?! Can't water accumulate in those little wells, and rust out?
The second pic here is of a grommet that Darryl Gaspardone plans to put behind the well, between there and the pivot plate, in order to fill the gap. But, might not something like this work if inserted from the outside? Granted, it wouldn't be original... But, Ex couldn't think of everything. (Reading his bio, by the way.)
Dan
Well, shouldn't there be?! Can't water accumulate in those little wells, and rust out?
The second pic here is of a grommet that Darryl Gaspardone plans to put behind the well, between there and the pivot plate, in order to fill the gap. But, might not something like this work if inserted from the outside? Granted, it wouldn't be original... But, Ex couldn't think of everything. (Reading his bio, by the way.)
Dan
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I think I'll just not drive in rain and when I wash car I'll plug the gap around wiper arms.
Or (I just thought of this) devise some kind of temporary plug that'll stay in place and when you wash car, use them, and if it starts raining when you're out cruising, attach/insert temporary plugs and when it stops raining, simply remove them.
Or (I just thought of this) devise some kind of temporary plug that'll stay in place and when you wash car, use them, and if it starts raining when you're out cruising, attach/insert temporary plugs and when it stops raining, simply remove them.I think you are being kind of silly...your car has not had these grommets for 48 years, why would you fuss with to install them now? Water collects and stands on many areas of our cars...the worst place is down in the cowl... have you all inspected your car's cowl drains...the cowl drains out thru the firewall, engine-side. These drains are covered, for some reason, by small rubber flaps. Flush these drains out with a garden hose, esp if you park your car under evergreen trees.