has anyone had trouble with wiper motor parking higher than it should, when wiping they almost hit the molding but in park they stop about 4 inches higher any help figuring this out would be appreciated

 

Chris, It is fairly common for these trucks, when what I'll call bushings wear. This creates more movement for slapping and parking over the line.




John

 

The parking problem may not have anything to do with the wiper motor.

The wiper arms (that the blades attach to) are splined as are the wiper pivots they slip onto.

Some people remove the wiper arms, then when they reinstall them, place them in the wrong location on the pivots.

When this occurres, the wipers won't park in the correct location.

 

i've adjusted the wiper arms so that they almost hit the windshield rubber but when i cut them off they stay up higher on the windshield about 4 to 5 inches above the rubber, the problem is even worse when the windshield is dry, when i pull up on the arms they will move up &down about 3 to 4 inches, acts like there may be some play somewhere but i have not been able to locate it, they seem to go to the bottom and then bounce back up when turned off

 

The wipers in my truck go to far open and get stuck on the curve of the windshield, I had to reach out and tap it back down, sounds like its the same issue with them not being replaced in the right position, havent really looked into it to much

 

If you can manually move the arms 3 to 4 inches, the splines on the arms and/or the pivots (most likely both) are badly worn. These splines should have defined sharp edges.

The splines on your arms/pivots are probably worn down as flat as a pancake, are next to useless. Your truck is over 46 years old, nothing lasts forever.

C1TB-17A548-A .. Windshield Wiper Pivot / Right/Left is the same / Obsolete

Applications: 1961/66 F100/1100 / 1963/69 N/NT/T500/1000 / 1967/69 F800/1000.

CAIN FORD in Cornelia GA has 2 = 706-778-2121.

KINSEL L/M in Beaumont TX has 3 = 800-816-2894.

GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 4 = 800-543-4959.

DON SANDERSON FORD in Glendale AZ has 7 = 623-842-8643.

CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE PARTS in Concord NC has 50 = 800-476-9653.
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C1SZ-17526-A .. Wiper Arm / Right/Left is the same / Obsolete

Same applications as above and: 1961/65 Thunderbird / 1961/68 Galaxie/LTD / 1962/69 Fairlane/Torino / 1965/70 Mustang / 1966/67 Falcon / 1967/70 Cougar.

Lotta dang typing, cuz no source has more than one.

CAIN FORD has 1.

KINSEL L/M has 1.

CARPENTER NOS OBSOLETE has 1.

BELL-MCCALL MOTOR CO. in Hamilton MT has 1 = 406-363-2011.

ANTIQUE AUTO SUPPLY in Arlington TX has 1 = 817-275-2381.

ANDERSON FORD SALES in Bellfontaine OH has 1 = 937-592-6010.

NORTZ & VIRKLER FORD in Lowville NY has 1 = 315-376-6594.

DICKERSON MOTOR CO. in York SC has 1 = 803-684-4225.

MCLAUGHLIN MOTORS in Sumter SC has 1 = 803-773-1481.

 

Sounds like you need one of THESE.

 

HAHAHA theres some funny stuff on that web site!

 

I have already replaced both pivots and wiper arms, I even replaced the motor and arms with a pretty nice used piece. I really appreciate all the feedback on this problem