CBoz Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Hello Folks -I was getting ready to send Lyle a set of wiper arm towers when I noticed that in my set, I had two wiper towers with "long" arms to the wiper motor, but they were different lengths.Does anyone know what the correct lengths were for the '36/7? There should be a long arm and short arm, if I'm correct.Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no more Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 OH COME ON...YOU WONT EVER DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yeah, but Lyle might, and if I send him the wrong ones he'll be pretty POed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yeah, but Lyle might, and if I send him the wrong ones he'll be pretty POed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peecher Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 The arms are different lengths due to where the wiper motor is mounted. The motor seems to be mounted a little to the left (driver's side) of center on '37-'38's so the right side is a little longer than the left side. Not sure about the '36's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no more Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 i have wrong wrms on my car....they seem to be elusive, but i have not called the pricey suppliers yet...hey phil,how long the arms and blades on your 41??nice answer Boz..i wanna party with u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cullen Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I can check mine tomorrow. The 36 should be the same, I think it is the right one that is a bit longer. They can be a real pain to reach, at least for somebody with hams for hands like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hey Jeff, unless your '40 Z is vastly different than a '41, it will have a short underdash arm off the motor that is 8 1/4" on the drivers side, and 20 1/2" on the passenger side, all the blades are the same on C's and Z's, 9", same as some '41-'48 Fords, and available at the various Obsolete Ford venues, and the arm off the outside of the tower is 10" long, with my poor eyes, I did not check the chassis parts book as I should have, but that is what the parts I have here measure out too, incidentally, I just got a new Narragansett catalog, has a lot of good stuff for us, and a lot of stuff for later L's too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylekuhn Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 no i won`t be POed. i would be glad to get the exteror. just the parts that mount on the outside so i can mount arms and wipers on. your right jeff i will never drive in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no more Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Rolf, I meant the actual arm, stainless thing that mounts on the post outside...I do drive in the rain, as we are blessed with it here in oHIo, but had to trim the blades in order to not rub too much on the windshield frame. I tried ford blades, but ford windshield is smaller..continental is much smaller..jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Ok Jeff, it is early morning and my eyes are a little fresher, on page 286 of the '36-'48 Chassis part catalog, there is a listing for a 99A17528, that is a 1939 Mercury number, it is a wiper blade 9" long that is correct for '36-'42, there are different arms for both '40's and Connies, but no other length blade listed, the '46-'48 blades have a different number, but are still 9" long, difference is probally how they attach to the arms, to answer your next question, no it does not say how the 1940 arms,06H17529, differ from the others, or their length, a guess is the attachment to the tower shaft, I have some that have push-on dealies, and others which fasten on a threaded shaft- with a nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Phil Knapp Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 The wiper arms are about 7 inches long on my '39 Zephyr and my '41 Continental. The '39 has screw-on arms (possibly not correct, this car was restored from a shell). The '41 has push-on arms, probably correct since this is an original, unrestored car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Phil did not mention it, but the blades appear to be 9" as they are supposed to be, and notice the taller towers on the Connie, the Z's had short guys like the '39, the screw on push on arm controversy has raged for years, leading me to suspect that they came both ways with different suppliers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cullen Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 My 36 has on screw on and one push on..... Somebody changed one or the other in order to make the wipers work and now I'm stuck, they work, but I have two different type wiper blades. I still want to find a set of good matching towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBoz Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 I guess I confused the issue -- I was asking about the length of the connecting arms (ie, the ones underneath the dash that connect to the wiper motor). Anyone know what length these are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_V12Bill Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Rolf, I believe the bolt on wiper arms were 1940 and older and the push on were 1941 and newer. This is subject to change if you have one or the other different and don't want to change it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no more Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 SHHHHHHH SIT DOWN BOZ..WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no more Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 I THINK BOZ IS TALKING ABOUT THESE PARTS THAT NEVER GO BAD..BUT MAYBE GET LOST..I BET BASIC FORD PARTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks Bill, that would explain the different part number for the '40, but they have sure got switched around a lot over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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