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pauls36fordor

05-07-2022 @ 2:50 PM

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My tandem wiper rod between the two wiper arms broke. I ordered a new kit from Obsolete but having a hard time understanding how it gets installed as no instructions came with it. I see the little half round part on the upper arm and I can't determine which direction it faces and what side does the little 90 degree wire the goes into the hole on the post need to be on of the half round. I can't find wiper arm repairs in any of my repair manuals or online.
I can push up the old arms up to remove them from the post, but the springs on the new arms seem to be compressed and have no play in them.
Any tips or suggestions is much appreciated.

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05-08-2022 @ 7:47 AM

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A picture or two of what parts you have would be a big help to determine how everything fits together.
My 36 coupe has an original tandem wiper assembly on the car which I can compare with what you have.

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05-09-2022 @ 5:13 AM

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Hi, if you have the V8 Times Magazine Vol. 50 #2 starting on page 27 Bob Lincoln has a. 4 page article on 35 - 36 Ford tandem windshield wipers. Hope. This helps.

Dave

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05-09-2022 @ 1:30 PM

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Thanks i'll check out the V* Times

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05-09-2022 @ 1:30 PM

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I'll get a picture this weekend. Thanks.

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05-09-2022 @ 1:47 PM

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Here is a picture I took. The spring is very compressed and has no play to move the wiper arm up and down. So I'm having trouble to know how the L wire goes onto the post and which direction the C shaped part faces. Thanks again.

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05-09-2022 @ 3:36 PM

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Horse shoe goes on top.

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05-09-2022 @ 3:47 PM

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Got it. Thank you. I think maybe I need to push harder on the spring to get the arm to move up.
Thanks everyone

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05-16-2022 @ 7:34 AM

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Well, I still have not solved by installation problem for my 36 Ford wiper arms. As you can see from the pictures below, it doesn't appear to me that the parts are even the same. I bought this kit from Obsolete. The wiper arm is shorter, the spring is longer, and the hook where it goes into the post is an entirely different shape, more of a zig zag that a plain L. Also I had to swap out the saddle because the other one was too small. So I'm not sure where to go from here. The hook that goes onto the post sticks out more on the side so there is no flex or play in the arm. And the spring is at full compression so I can't get the saddle to slide down the post far enough to seat. Am I doing something wrong or is this really a bad part replacement? Any suggestions? Going to a swap meet this Saturday. Maybe I can find an original wiper arm there.

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05-17-2022 @ 6:40 AM

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I would call other V-8 parts vendors like C and G Parts or Third Gen Auto. They advertise in the V-8 Times and in our links section in the left menu of this site. The parts that were sent to you do not look correct to me or are a poor reproduction.

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