wiper arm bushings

[cribbs74]

Ok, it rained and my wipers crapped out............

No problem, went to auto zone and bought a generic package of bushings that had only two I could use. Pulled the wiper arms out popped the two new ones through. Took me a while to get them seated on the posts correctly only to have the motor arm bind on the rod when I tested it out.

Popped the arm off bushing flew out and went down the fender hole. So

Question#1 Does the curved end of the arm attach to the motor or the straight end.?

Question#2 Is there somewhere that I can get a handful of bushings as
opposed to two in a generic package that costs $5.00?

And lastly is there a better fix available to bypass the bushing setup?

Thanks

Ron

[bherder]

Ok, it rained and my wipers crapped out............

No problem, went to auto zone and bought a generic package of bushings that had only two I could use. Pulled the wiper arms out popped the two new ones through. Took me a while to get them seated on the posts correctly only to have the motor arm bind on the rod when I tested it out.

Oh, trust me, I've been through that living hell before....

Popped the arm off bushing flew out and went down the fender hole. So

Question#1 Does the curved end of the arm attach to the motor or the straight end.?

See pic attached.... Hope it helps...

Question#2 Is there somewhere that I can get a handful of bushings as
opposed to two in a generic package that costs $5.00?

I'm sure the Dodge dealer has tons of them...

And lastly is there a better fix available to bypass the bushing setup?

After several attempts to replace that @&!!&@%! plastic clip on my rig...
(I'd like to have 5 minutes alone with the knot-head who came up with that design...) .... Just to have it work for a week and then pop off again...
I finally ended up pulling the wiper motor out and drilled an 1/8" hole on the shaft where that plastic clip should snap onto. I bought a little plastic bushing at the hardware store and cut it down so it fit the shaft and took up the 'slop' where the crank arm fits on it. I put it all back together, slipped a real thin spring washer over the shaft and stuck a cotter pin through it. Problem solved going on 3 years now... ;)

[cribbs74]

Thanks Bherder,

Sorry for the late reply I've been in Arkansas this last week. I did manage to pick up a complete utiline bed while here.

I liked your wiper fix solution that may be the way to go. Thanks again

Ron

[Speed Dragon]

Yeah the dealer has them, both the normal ones and the ones w/ the hole through them. And they aren't expensive, they're like 3-4 buck for a pack of 2 I think.