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wiper blade arms.... erf new doesn't match the old
« on: March 30, 2021, 02:31:37 PM »
i'm wanting to change my old rusted arms for some new ones. i have a 62 3b with trico vaccum wiper motors. the new arms don't come with  the clip/ pivot end on the arm. will the old wiper clip/ pivot go on the new arm ??

 new arm in question https://www.kaiserwillys.com/replacement-windshield-wiper-arm-for-passenger-side-fits-46-64-cj-3a-3b-truck-station-wagon-jeepster

my arms, and close up of the wiper pivot that goes to the arm. https://www.mywillyspics.com/album/jVAH

so how does the clip come off, and the new arm is ? um not like the old one.. thoughts or advice...

 thanks Brian

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Re: wiper blade arms.... erf new doesn't match the old
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2021, 06:00:02 PM »
The arm in your images appears to be a later model vehicle replacement.  Looking at the one on KW website appears to have the "bayonette" end (I think I'm using the right description).  To use that arm, it would be best to get their wiper blades - assume that they would match.

From what I've seen,  the original arm had a flat end with a slit in it.  The blade had a vertical "tab" that would slip into this slit.

See example here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Willys-Jeep-CJ2A-CJ3-M-38-Windshield-Wiper-left-Drivers-arm-1-blade-ORIGINAL/143991594419?hash=item2186915db3:g:Le4AAOSw2aJeqkMM

I don't believe the 3B ever switched over to the more modern style that slipped over the to of the nut - but used the acorn nut that held the arm to the shaft.

A discussion here:
https://cj3apage.com/Forum/index.php?topic=2073.msg17714;topicseen#msg17714

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Re: wiper blade arms.... erf new doesn't match the old
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2021, 01:32:52 PM »
The arm in your images appears to be a later model vehicle replacement.  Looking at the one on KW website appears to have the "bayonette" end (I think I'm using the right description).  To use that arm, it would be best to get their wiper blades - assume that they would match.

From what I've seen,  the original arm had a flat end with a slit in it.  The blade had a vertical "tab" that would slip into this slit.

See example here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Willys-Jeep-CJ2A-CJ3-M-38-Windshield-Wiper-left-Drivers-arm-1-blade-ORIGINAL/143991594419?hash=item2186915db3:g:Le4AAOSw2aJeqkMM

I don't believe the 3B ever switched over to the more modern style that slipped over the to of the nut - but used the acorn nut that held the arm to the shaft.

A discussion here:
https://cj3apage.com/Forum/index.php?topic=2073.msg17714;topicseen#msg17714

yes , i bought there blades at kw, and they are a exact copy of mine. so that part is a go. with these old jeeps they have owners who   reused parts form other willys . so i was trying to find a starting point. thanks for the info, i'll read that thread. and post pics of my wiper motor.

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Re: wiper blade arms.... erf new doesn't match the old
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2021, 01:40:40 PM »
https://www.mywillyspics.com/album/jVAH

i posted pics of the wiper motors, and better wiper arms shots as well

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Re: wiper blade arms.... erf new doesn't match the old
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2021, 05:07:57 PM »
Good pictures.  If I'm seeing it right, your arm is the type I've described; slips onto the shaft and the acorn nut cinches it down.  I think I even see a bend in the arm out near the end (image #1727).  So for the exception of the tip and how it connects to the blade, it seems very similar to what I have come to believe is the correct wiper arm. 

Going back and looking at the KW example closer, it has the newer style of connection to the shaft that I was describing (nut on and then the arm clips down on top of that nut) - see the second image in their listing where it shows the arm at the base flipped upside down.  That's closer to what I had when I got my jeep.  A PO had gotten a wiper from somewhere and made it work.  I would just swap out the wiper blade rubber insert (at the time, they were just $2 and I got two out of each insert) and keep on going.

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I knew I had a chrome arm (advertised as replacement), a new original style and a used original.  The chrome replacement was shorter than the original (see below - shows original used compared to shorter chrome replacement).  The new original style arm was listed as NOS.  So naturally, I bought one and it matches the used original perfectly.  I'd forgotten where it came from but luckily for me I put it in a bag labeled "NOS from Pete DeBella"  so a few more types on the keyboard and here is his listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Willys-Kaiser-Civilian-Jeep-CJ3A-Windshield-Wiper-Arm-NOS/184469032030?hash=item2af3360c5e:g:tfkAAOSw03VeaASa

He also has NOS blades too.

http://www.debellajeepparts.com/CJ2A_BODY_CATALOG.htm
(near the bottom)
WO-500813     Blade, windshield wiper     $5.00 NOS

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