Wiper pivot question

[Puzbie]

First off I hope everyone is staying safe...

I am tearing my wiper linkage apart to rebuild and I noticed that one pivot spins fully and the second one pivots partially with sudden stops on both ends of the movement... is this the norm or do I need to do something to the second pivot?

thanks and be safe!

[green69rt]

If it's 69 and completely disconnected from the linkage then it should spin freely.  Does it look bent or damaged?

[Puzbie]

Yes it is a 69... I don't think it is bent, but the body shop left them in when sandblasting... I am guessing maybe that got media in it...   The car has been parked since 90 (inside) and they worked back then 

Thanks for the feedback

[VegasCharger]

Yes both pivots should rotate freely. After years of not being used, they tend to get stuck. There are ways of freeing them up. I took them and super soaked with WD40. Then started working them in by turning them in full circles. But sometimes they're beyond fixing if they are rusty/crusty/corroded.

[Lennard]

Yes both pivots should rotate freely. After years of not being used, they tend to get stuck. There are ways of freeing them up. I took them and super soaked with WD40. Then started working them in by turning them in full circles. But sometimes they're beyond fixing if they are rusty/crusty/corroded.

That is what I did with mine.  Soaked them in wd40 for a week and now they spin like new.

[TexasGeneral]

[as a side note].. after soaking them in WD-40 and freeing them up, lubricate them with something else as WD-40 is not really a lubricant its more of a Water Dispersing solvent.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

After you get them to move freely, it's not a bad idea to drill the housings and add a zerk fitting to shoot some grease into them. 

[Nacho-RT74]

I think sometime ago somebody posted pics about a service made on pivots, dissasembling and reassembling with service done

[Puzbie]

thanks for the ideas and insights... I have them soaking in evapo-rust right now although they really weren't rusty... WD-40 is next on the list...

What size drill do I use for the zerk fitting?  I also saw in a post of someone using heat shrink to cover the hole... does anyone know if that worked?

[darbgnik]

I think sometime ago somebody posted pics about a service made on pivots, dissasembling and reassembling with service done

I just did a service on my pivots, by lubing and spinning them.

I'm sure they can come apart, but I don't think they're designed to be serviceable, with c-clips or the sort.......

[birdsandbees]

How, what and where is somewhere in my Bee restoration thread pinned in Car Guy Talk

[Nacho-RT74]

I think sometime ago somebody posted pics about a service made on pivots, dissasembling and reassembling with service done

I just did a service on my pivots, by lubing and spinning them.

I'm sure they can come apart, but I don't think they're designed to be serviceable, with c-clips or the sort.......

Sure they are not serviceable, but can be done if needed. I remember the pics of that thread

[darbgnik]

How, what and where is somewhere in my Bee restoration thread pinned in Car Guy Talk

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,121731.msg1573506.html#msg1573506

[Nacho-RT74]

those are not the pics I have in my memory... but they work too LOL

[Puzbie]

Thank you guys! I appreciate the help!