wiper fittings

[Arthur Morel]

Can anyone please help with how the unit works been told it works off the carb is it steel tube from carb or rubber

[Private_collector]

Hi Arthur,

Can only speak regarding Fords here, but I believe there are elements of both in original manufacture.

Anyone else, feel freemto correct me if that is in error! I make that comment, based on some old photographs. Can check the manual tomorrow afternoon, if you want.

[Private_collector]

Hope these help.

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They look to be of a Cab11 or Cab12. Don't know if there is differences in materials to cab13, but Cab13 goes down the centre windscreen post.

[Eric R.]

So I ended up with the trico motor wiper shown below. It appears similar to the CMP one but has a slight difference in the attached bar on the back and wiper post. Was it used on CMP's? If not what? Can it be used on a cab 13? It appears that the holes all line up.

[Private_collector]

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Doesn't that extra strip of metal come off if not wanted?
The above photos show the ones I bought several years ago. Compare to yours.
They had that the extra bit, but were easily removed. I just undid the retaining nut on the wiper post and removed 2x short bolts, one each end if the metal strip.
I dont see the bolts on yours. What IS holding those strips on. Rivets? Pressed on?

[Arthur Morel]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

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Doesn't that extra strip of metal come off if not wanted?
The above photos show the ones I bought several years ago. Compare to yours.
They had that the extra bit, but were easily removed. I just undid the retaining nut on the wiper post and removed 2x short bolts, one each end if the metal strip.
I dont see the bolts on yours. What IS holding those strips on. Rivets? Pressed on?

That is a big help thank you yes my truck a ford and there nothing there there is what i thort a sender unit on the carb but yesterday was told it for the pipe to wiper motors

[Eric R.]

The strip is only held on by two recessed screws that look like they can come out. I'll try taking the strip off since there didn't appear to be enough post on the outside to get the wiper arm and nut on.

Originally Posted by Private_collector

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Doesn't that extra strip of metal come off if not wanted?
The above photos show the ones I bought several years ago. Compare to yours.
They had that the extra bit, but were easily removed. I just undid the retaining nut on the wiper post and removed 2x short bolts, one each end if the metal strip.
I dont see the bolts on yours. What IS holding those strips on. Rivets? Pressed on?

[Ganmain Tony]

Gday Arthur, Eric & Tony,

Those photos in Tony's first post are of my truck which is a Cab 12 F60L.

The wiper units are original, the steel piping is not nor is the rubber flex hose to the Carburettor. (The hose I used is vacuum wiper hose available from Macs).

Have had a look at few Cabs with the remanants of the original piping and the set up in mine is very close, if not bang on, original.

Rubber hose is used from the Carb and mates up with steel piping (Just at the bottom of the windscreen).