Wiper parking Options

[ThinAir]

When I shut off the wipers on my '73 in mid-swipe, they go all the way to the bottom of their travel, then go part-way back up and stop in a position that is too high. If I time it just right, I can get them to stop at the bottom where I want.

I've been reading lots of threads on the wiper system and I think that since they stop in a consistent place, it means that they are parking correctly and I just need to reposition the arm. Before I go through pulling the tank, etc I want to make sure I'm not missing something. After reading about the electrical part of the parking system, I'm hoping that I don't have to mess with it. I don't think I can just reposition the wiper arms on their shafts (it's been awhile since I checked that & I don't remember why).

Thanks for your advice.

[BillC]

To protect the paint while adjusting the arm on the wiper motor, unbolt the wiper arms and use masking tape to make "flags" on the wiper shafts.

The flags will give you a reference for adjusting the drive arm, and won't hurt the paint if you go too far with the adjustment.

You want to adjust the drive arm so each flag comes down and stops without any upward motion. It's a bit of a pain because the correct position has the drive arm inline with the link, so it can be hard to tighten the retaining nut once everything is lined up.

[rgalla9146]

To protect the paint while adjusting the arm on the wiper motor, unbolt the wiper arms and use masking tape to make "flags" on the wiper shafts.

The flags will give you a reference for adjusting the drive arm, and won't hurt the paint if you go too far with the adjustment.

You want to adjust the drive arm so each flag comes down and stops without any upward motion. It's a bit of a pain because the correct position has the drive arm inline with the link, so it can be hard to tighten the retaining nut once everything is lined up.

Perfect.
The last sentence illustrates why you may to choose to park on the pass. side.
Another caution......never open your front hood with the wiper arms lifted off the
glass.
Rory