Neil,
If you'll go to the web site in my signature block, one of the appendices
of the the installation manual is detailed motor removal instructions.
On some of them it's necessary to remove the nuts around the arm pivots to
release the whole tube assembly that holds the motor under the fiberglass
body. Most only require removing the 3 motor mounting screws to allow it
to be manipulated into a place to disconnect the wiring and linkage. Be
sure to get the motor connector and at least a foot or so of wires.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
> Thanks for the replies. I will take a closer look tomorrow at what
> happened. I’m thinking the tapered adapters did stay on the old wipers.
> BTW, how do you ever get the electric motor out? On the van I looked at
> (motor still in) I could barely see the wiper motor let alone reach it from
> the front. Is it easier to remove the dash from inside to get at it? If
> the van did not still have the motor in it, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad!
>
>
> >
> > My guess would be that when you removed your original arms, you also
> removed the tapered adapters thereon. If you retrieve them,
> > you will then need to ream the Lumina arms with a tapered reamer to
> install them. JWID
> >
> > Gary Kosier
> > 77PB w/500Cad
> > Newark, Ohio
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Neil Roach"
> > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2017 10:54 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: [GMCnet] Lumina / Transport windshield wipers
> >
> >> Last fall I was hunting the wrecking yard and found a couple of
> Lumina/Transport vans with wipers. I thought that sometime in the future I
> would look into the electric wiper conversion. After a lot of prying, the
> wipers finally came off. Today, I thought I would try them on Elvis and to
> my surprise the “new” wiper bolt holes were quite a bit bigger than the
> stock wiper ones. They don’t seem to work at all on the stock nubs. They
> just spin around. What am I missing here? Are there some other pieces
> that I need or???
> >>
> >> Neil (Elvis)
> >> 1977 Kingsley 26’ 403 Mostly stock except zip-dee awning and Ragusa step
> >> Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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