I have a 73 Dart in the shop that needs wiper bushings. This car uses the "older" style bushings ( looks like the same as the 65 "A" bodies). These bushings changed in 74 to the kind the dealer carries. These bushings are not readily available, as far as I can see. Does any one know of a source for them?

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

First year for the newer style bushing is in fact '72. Someone must've swapped older wiper motor and transmission into this '74. AFAIK nobody makes the earlier type bushings; you may have to swap back to the later style linkage.

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I thought Year One and similar had all these available.

Before you could buy them, I made some from a sheet of about 1/2" thick neoprene foam rubber, maybe a little thicker?

Lou

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I think they are referring to nylon bushings the wiper linkage bars pivot on under the dash. Not water seals that fit to crowl.

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Oops. Yep, I think you're right.

Lou

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That is correct. I got the pivot seal kits from http://www.engine-swaps.com/
Ordered Thur nite 4:55 their time, and they arrived yesterday (Tue) Great service.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

That is what I thought, also, but my 73 parts manual (don't have a 74) shows the older style parts.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

Weird. My '72 and '73 parts books show the same P/Ns as my '74-5-6 parts books, not the same P/Ns as my '71-'70-'69 parts books. Also, my '71 Dart had the old type, and my '73 Dart has the new type.

*shrug*

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

I'll get the Aveenco (SP?) part number for the bushing. I bought a small box of them last year to replace the ones in my 73 project.

What I AM looking for (not to steal the thread)...is the bushing and clip where the long wiper arm fits on to the 3" pitman arm on the wiper motor.

I think its a slide clip? the 72 was diff. than 73 I think, but they should all be interchangeable....Dan?

The big bushing that connects the wiper transmission to the wiper motor crank arm is different depending on whether you have 2-speed or 3-speed wipers. With the 2-speed setup, it's a simple nylon bushing. With the 3-speed, it's a more complicated sandwich of parts to enable the "off-glass" (lower) wiper parking position. See here for discussion of current-production bushings that should work. I know that slide clip you have in mind; that part's the same for 2-speed and 3-speed but no longer serviced.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

Did the bushings and shaft seals, today. The bushings on the car were the later style. Can't understand, why my 73 parts manual shows the early style.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225