The whole windshield wiper system is great when it works. Best thing I did was put in the same electric lift system for the door you have in order to get rid of the vacuum system . Never could get it to work. Watching you take off the door mechanism brought back nightmares. You make it look easy. Wish I had your video when I rebuilt mine six months ago . As an aside I went through three wiper motors , all brand new before I got one that worked. There is a manufacturer out of Philadelphia that makes and remanufactures these motors. That is what I finally ended up with. Great video, you have really helped me with my 72 Vette during its restoration .
Thanks. I think the wiper door system was the most frustrating part of this C3 project. Do you have the information on the company out of Philadelphia? I will check them out if my motor stops working.
I've also done my share of swearing at the wiper door mechanism on my car. In my case it was on the vacuum side rather than the electrical. I also had to Heli-Coil one of the tapped pivot holes in the underside of the door as this was stripped out at some point. Despite the frustrations, I love the car because it's from a time where mechanical systems were more of the rule and that's part of the character of the vehicle.
These cars can be frustrating at times, but the good times outweigh the bad times. I can work on mechanical things. I cannot work on high tech computer systems, nor do I want to. There is a sense of satisfaction when you can take something, take it apart, repair it and when you put it back together it works.
Durban was lucky when he removed the four pivot bolts that hold the door to the linkage. The actual threaded part of that bolt is a much smaller diameter than suggested by the bolt hex size. The bolts are highly prone to snap off and leave the threaded portion in the linkage. I'd soak these bolts in thread blaster for a soak time before trying to remove them. Corvette vendors offer a service to remove these broken bolts (for example Corvette Central). Coat the threads with anti-seize before replacing them. ////After years the linkage can become stiff to operate...arthritis. Get a small applicator of graphite mixed in with evaporative solvent (benzene). Soak all of the linkage pivots joints with this stuff. The liquid carries the graphite lubricant into the bowels of the joints, hopefully distributing graphite on the pivot rotating surfaces. The solvent will evaporate leaving the embedded graphite behind. It loosens up the linkage pivots and makes it easier for the vacuum canister to extend and retract the linkage. The linkage and the door itself are made of an aluminum alloy. I don't know if it's TIG-able. BTW: The 1968 door mechanism has a much different vacuum system and electric wiper motor....Good Luck.
I really appreciate your videos. My 1970 came in pieces and the wiper door wasn’t attached. I noticed there was a total of six nylon bushings. Are you missing two? On the driver side there is two on windshield side and on passenger side there is one on windshield side. I just found the wiper door repair kit I purchased. It came with the four bolts and eight bushings. Just an FYI
I have 8 total. I had already removed 2 of the bushings before I started filming. Someone had also drilled and tapped the 4 pivot bolt holes out to 1/4-20 threads, they came from the factory with 10-24 threads. I am assuming that at some point the bolts were twisted off and had to be drilled out.
The whole windshield wiper system is great when it works. Best thing I did was put in the same electric lift system for the door you have in order to get rid of the vacuum system . Never could get it to work. Watching you take off the door mechanism brought back nightmares. You make it look easy. Wish I had your video when I rebuilt mine six months ago . As an aside I went through three wiper motors , all brand new before I got one that worked. There is a manufacturer out of Philadelphia that makes and remanufactures these motors. That is what I finally ended up with. Great video, you have really helped me with my 72 Vette during its restoration .
Thanks. I think the wiper door system was the most frustrating part of this C3 project. Do you have the information on the company out of Philadelphia? I will check them out if my motor stops working.
Great job, great video 👌🏼😃 Thanks for the effort!
Thanks for watching!
That was cool to watch. You did a great job 👍
Thanks 👍
I've also done my share of swearing at the wiper door mechanism on my car. In my case it was on the vacuum side rather than the electrical. I also had to Heli-Coil one of the tapped pivot holes in the underside of the door as this was stripped out at some point.
Despite the frustrations, I love the car because it's from a time where mechanical systems were more of the rule and that's part of the character of the vehicle.
These cars can be frustrating at times, but the good times outweigh the bad times. I can work on mechanical things. I cannot work on high tech computer systems, nor do I want to. There is a sense of satisfaction when you can take something, take it apart, repair it and when you put it back together it works.
Bair’s ordered many parts from them. They have everything and a nice catalog.
Their prices are reasonable, and the shipping is cheaper and faster than Ecklers. Ecklers is only about 2 1/2 hours from me.
I just rebuilt my 71 the original screws for the grill are 8/32 fillister philips. Mine were. Stripped so I used helicoils.
I like using helicoils to repair bad threads. Most times the repair is stronger than the original threads, especially in softer materials.
Durban was lucky when he removed the four pivot bolts that hold the door to the linkage. The actual threaded part of that bolt is a much smaller diameter than suggested by the bolt hex size. The bolts are highly prone to snap off and leave the threaded portion in the linkage. I'd soak these bolts in thread blaster for a soak time before trying to remove them. Corvette vendors offer a service to remove these broken bolts (for example Corvette Central). Coat the threads with anti-seize before replacing them. ////After years the linkage can become stiff to operate...arthritis. Get a small applicator of graphite mixed in with evaporative solvent (benzene). Soak all of the linkage pivots joints with this stuff. The liquid carries the graphite lubricant into the bowels of the joints, hopefully distributing graphite on the pivot rotating surfaces. The solvent will evaporate leaving the embedded graphite behind. It loosens up the linkage pivots and makes it easier for the vacuum canister to extend and retract the linkage. The linkage and the door itself are made of an aluminum alloy. I don't know if it's TIG-able. BTW: The 1968 door mechanism has a much different vacuum system and electric wiper motor....Good Luck.
I really appreciate your videos. My 1970 came in pieces and the wiper door wasn’t attached. I noticed there was a total of six nylon bushings. Are you missing two? On the driver side there is two on windshield side and on passenger side there is one on windshield side. I just found the wiper door repair kit I purchased. It came with the four bolts and eight bushings. Just an FYI
I have 8 total. I had already removed 2 of the bushings before I started filming. Someone had also drilled and tapped the 4 pivot bolt holes out to 1/4-20 threads, they came from the factory with 10-24 threads. I am assuming that at some point the bolts were twisted off and had to be drilled out.
Were the wipers vacuum or electric from the factory? Not the wiper door.
The wipers themselves were electric from the factory.
@@timewiththedurbins thanks