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svmsr1044 · 04-17-2017, 06:58 PM

My newly acquired '47 Ford coupe vacuum w/s wipers will work one way then stop, if I then turn the switch off, they will return to park position. Anyone ever have this problem? Any ideas for a fix? Thanks in advance, Steve.

Lawson Cox · 04-17-2017, 08:17 PM

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Pull the vacuum hose odd and put a little automatic transmission fluid in the hose, and let it work its way to the vacuum motor paddle, then move the arm by hand a few times back and forth. This will lube it up and it should work fine when connected back to the hose.

04-17-2017, 06:58 PM	#1
svmsr1044 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ivyland, PA Posts: 116	One way windshield wipers My newly acquired '47 Ford coupe vacuum w/s wipers will work one way then stop, if I then turn the switch off, they will return to park position. Anyone ever have this problem? Any ideas for a fix? Thanks in advance, Steve.

04-17-2017, 08:17 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: One way windshield wipers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Pull the vacuum hose odd and put a little automatic transmission fluid in the hose, and let it work its way to the vacuum motor paddle, then move the arm by hand a few times back and forth. This will lube it up and it should work fine when connected back to the hose. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".