Wiper motor cover questions

[mustangtoby]

I started to install a wiper motor cover and visors that came with my Bronco, and it won't fit. The Bronco is a 69, and the cover has a 74 part # on it. Did ford make more than one style of wiper for the Bronco? The wiper moter is about 3" to far to the right for the cover to go into place. I have another 69, and I pulled the cover off of it, and the wiper/ linkage is definetly different. All the vendors sites show only one cover fits 69 to 77, so I assume there is only one factory wiper system. Maybe mine is some sort of aftermarket wiper system?

 

[hucklburry rev2]

My 69 had vacuum wipers. Measure the distance apart on the holes for the wipers in the windshield frame. If the one your having a problem with is closer together than a known electric wiper windshield (by like 3-4"), than you have an after market or modified electric wipers installed on a vacuum wiper windshield frame.

 

[ajl7742]

Yeah, the earlier models did come with vacuum wiper motors. I believe that 1970 was the first year for electric (but I could be wrong). The only wiper kits I've seen for sale are the electric ones, probably because it's a better setup that many people switch to anyway.

 

[mustangtoby]

I have 2 69's, and my green one has a wiper cover. I pulled it off, and the motor setup is different than the red one (which is the one I want to put the wiper cover on). The motor comes out of the right side of the mount, making it about 3" too long for the cover to fit. The linkage has ford part numbers, but I think the motor must be an aftermarket setup. I could trim the cover to fit, but it won't look very good, and still won't have anywhere for the screws to go into. Maybe I'll try and custom build somthing. The cover isn't the big deal to me, I just want to have visors. I saw some kind of a custom aluminum cover on one of the vendors sites, James Duff I think.

 

[old bronco]

Some very early 69's had vac. wipers, 69 was the year for the upgrade to electric.

 

[GraficO]

the stainless or aluminum cover that goes all the way across the front windshield is athttp://americanbronco.com/page2.html

Sounds to me that somebody put electric wipers in the stock vacuum holes at some point... I just moved my vacuum holes to match the electrics...

 

[daddyg]

Can you post a picture of your setup? Pictures are worth 1000 words. ;D

 

[mustangtoby]

The pic's in the red one is the one that won't fit the cover, the other pic is really hard to see (bad light), but the motor in my green bronco mounts to the left, and the one in the red one mounts to the right. Also the mounting brackets for the wiper cover are part of the motor mount, I have no way to mount one in the red Bronco.

 

[deltarat]

Unbolt the motor and see if it will rotate 180* to point to the left.

 

[6daze]

Looks like a drop down bracket was put in for a soft top...

 

[mustangtoby]

Tried to rotate to the left, bolt holes won't line up. I could redrill the holes and fab up some brackets to mount the cover to, 'bout my only option.

 

[ocsoorlando]

I just had my wiper cover off the other day because the arms were bumping it. My motor is rotated 180 degrees to the left. I have a 71

 

[DirtDonk]

That is definitely a lowering bracket. Looks like a Kayline, though I'm not sure if Bestop used the same design or not.
I've never tried rotating one, but the hole-drilling scenario sounds like the best option. Unless you can find a stock one for sale somewhere?
With all the stuff laying around in our garages, or with a junkyard find, you could get lucky and just swap it out for a stock one.

Good luck.

Paul

 

[Buldozer]

My 69 came with vacuum wipers. They used up all of the 68 parts at the start of the 69 model year so some electric and some vacuum were made. A lot of the 69's have been converted to electric using the stock vacuum holes in the windshield, this makes about a 4" wider setup than the factory electric wipers. In order to convert the vacuum setup to electric and use the factory cover, one new hole has to be drilled in the windshield and abandon the stock hole.

 

[dbruce9035]

that is from a drop down kit for the soft top. all you need is the stock bracket.http://www.broncograveyard.com/dia/6/wipdia.jpg please do not cut your cover, this is an easy fix. the picture is of the part list for a soft top. in the middle you can see your bracket.

 

[dbruce9035]

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106220
see if this guy still has the original bracket