CMP windshield throwout arm assemblies

[Charlie Down]

I've been playing around with the images and drawings.
My initial conclusions are that the 1533X2 had the shorter arms, which is sort of confirmed when I overlaid the images after sizing them.
It looks like the CMP arms were a bit heavier duty than the MCP 1533X2 arms, but seem to have very similar profiles.
Whether the MCP arms were made from thicker gauge metal is hard to see or measure with poor quality 80 year old photographs.

[Charlie Down]

Here's my initial drawing of the front view of the windscreen and components, without wipers as on operations. Some details still to be added.
Need more information /dimensions and photos of wiper motor, wiper motor mounting brackets, and wipers to do rear and side view of windscreen.

Spent a lot of time getting the side arm curves right. The 1533X2 arms look to be finer than the 'later' CMP arms.

Any information and feedback welcome.

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Charlie Down

Here's my initial drawing of the front view of the windscreen and components, without wipers as on operations. Some details still to be added.
Need more information /dimensions and photos of wiper motor, wiper motor mounting brackets, and wipers to do rear and side view of windscreen.

Spent a lot of time getting the side arm curves right. The 1533X2 arms look to be finer than the 'later' CMP arms.

Any information and feedback welcome.

Hi Charlie,

Not sure if this is what you need. These are vacuum wipers and mounting bracket to the windscreen bracket. From a Ford CMP but maybe common. If they are what you need I can get you the dimensions.
Note: Small lever on windscreen side to allow manual operation of the wiper just visible in top view.

Revisiting your photos I think yours are completely different make/type. Anyway, I will leave this post up for interest sake. Sorry I could not help.

Cheers,

[Charlie Down]

Thanks Jacques,
I think you are right about it being the wrong type, but interesting all the same. I don't think the 1533X2 had a vacuum supply to power the motors, I presume it was electric, but to be honest I have no idea! The photo shows a cable or tube feed to the motor.
On the operational vehicles it was removed anyway, but I just like to know what should be there, and it might help with what sort of bracket should be on the inside of the windscreen to mount the motor onto. Grant's photo shows a very simple bracket on a later CMP, but looking at the LRDG photo the bracket seems to be more complicated.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Charlie Down

I don't think the 1533X2 had a vacuum supply to power the motors, I presume it was electric, but to be honest I have no idea!

Certainly vacuum. There were a small number of car makers that provided electric wiper motors in the 40's, but usually on high value, low volume models. Certainly not on a Chev (or Ford) Truck, and not for a military model.

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Certainly vacuum. There were a small number of car makers that provided electric wiper motors in the 40's, but usually on high value, low volume models. Certainly not on a Chev (or Ford) Truck, and not for a military model.

This is getting off topic, but didn't at least one Canadian jeep contract have electric wipers? I'll have to check parts lists but hopefully some of our jeep experts will be able to give a quick, definitive answer.
More later on what I believe would be a typical Canadian CMP (Chevrolet) wiper setup.

[Lynn Eades]

There are lots of variations in vacuum wipers, up into the later 50s (particularly British cars, often with a vacuum tank (with the hope that you might get at least one wipe as you climbed a hill) These were mostly mounted under the dash so had a separate control.
There were larger units (cylindrical bodies) in the M series trucks that were new (to the N.Z. Army) after the Vietnam war (70s) (e.g.M816- M818)
These were fitted in Wagner logstackers up to 2000. These big units, as I recall were pressure rather than vacuum. (still available?)

I have seen as thread on here talking about Canadian contract Jeeps with electric wipers.

Wipac is a common brand with British units appearing to have a "shield type cover (pointed at the bottom end) and U.S. ones having a cover shaped like a horse racing oval.(e.g. WWII WC Dodge. _ these were small units early on and were larger like the CMP ones later in the war)
The CMP ones like the Dodge ones had an operating lever (assist) as well as a push pull (on off knob) The CMP cover is more square with a rounded bottom.
I have a couple of them still sealed in their Ford V8 marked LV* CC15 17505. I do have a use for them.
I think they were extensively used as Tony said. I hope that helps a bit.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Charlie Down

Grant's photo shows a very simple bracket on a later CMP, but looking at the LRDG photo the bracket seems to be more complicated.

I think they both look the same, as simple as it needs to be. What complexity do you see?

[Marc Montgomery]

I seem to recall my former 1944 Chev CMP windows would open to 90 degrees but arms definitely did not reach up to touch cab roof wnen closed.
Can't remember if there was a half way stop...might have been, but memories...sigh.


Ps in retrospect, I'm pretty sure there were half way stops on the arms.