im having trouble with my vacuum wipers they work but after  about 3-4 wipes the left one goes of the outside edge of the windsareen & they stick there i have to put my arm out the window & give them a push or if i take my foot of the throttle they will sometimes thump back into position really hard any ideas on what could be causing it thanks

Through them away . Go for electric wipers .I just bought a set from New Port Engineering in Washinton ,MO. (636 239-1698) .I called them ,gave them the order & credit card details and had them delivered to my front door in about a week .They do have a website ,but it is not set up to buy from ,if you live outside USA.

Lon

PS. Moz ,give Cusso Bill a call ,he may have some ???

Moz, you could try a new set of rubbers and also closer to home is castle auto electrics who make an electric wiper kit, also lon,s suggestion.

Old Y Block

Kerrville, Texas

Do the newport wipers have intermittent? I can't make sense of their web site and Do the Castle wipers switch fit in the original position using the original knob? Twice the price but would prefer local and there's always freight to consider.

Give them a call. I think the guys name was Gavin ??? Just check the time difference ( I think 7 am Au = 4pm Independence MO ).The site is fine if you live in USA .I can't remember the price of the wipers ,but I know it was about half the price of Castle Electrics .Freight was $50.00 . Seem very helpful to deal with .

Lon

You can't get more intermittent than the good ol' vacuum ones

Richard

Richard in defence of the vacuum wipers they were the best intermittent wipers that I have ever used with some fiddling you could set them so that once the windscreen got wet enough they would make a few wipes then stall ready for next time the glass got wet enough.

Lon, you are right I will need to get some more info. I read the Newport site both as the intermittent switch fits and it doesn't. 55,56,57 all use a 55 dash in Australia. I can see that a bulky or long switch would not fit because of the speedo. Lon did you fit intermittent? The castle ones are $370 as opposed to $205. Castle mention intermittent at the top of the page at $220 extra but I don't know if this is for the cable ones. A intermittent switch is listed below at $260. Must be good stuff

I use intermittent at least as much as the other two speeds although mostly it's just to clear the glass at the start of a trip.

Thanks for the responses. A wiper upgrade is on my list but a way off.

I just bought the standard wipers. On, off & self parking . I did buy the extra long switch .Don't use the wipers much,even when it does rain ?? Rainex works like a charm on curved windshields ( windscreens).The "A" model roadster never had wipers ,always had plenty of "Rainex " .Only got caught twice in 5 years .Rained so hard we had to pull over .I knew I should not have  taken the roof off ??

Lon

Moz, as lon says you cant beat rainex!

An old trick around here was to put a little brake fluid in a small container, put the vacuum hose to the wiper motor into the brake fluid, and with the switch to the ON position, manually sweep the blades back and forth a few times to suck some fluid into the wiper motor.  Sweep the blades to the extremes of their travel.  Put a towel or something under the motor, as fluid may come out the motor vent.  Leave the blades in about the halfway position until you drive the car again.  The thought is to let the brake fluid soften the seal on the paddle in the wiper motor, as well as soften any sticky grease in the housing.  Doesn't cost much to try it. 

Newport

john great minds think alike i did the brake fluid yesterday boy that was fun note to self dont run the engine in the shed haha im surprised the fire brigade over the road didnt show up but afterwards i was thinking maybe i should put some light oil in there to keep it lubed i also changed the blades they felt like they were draging when i moved them by hand so i will see how it goes next time it rains

Cheers

Warren

I've had a few problems with installing the castle electric wipers. The instructions are Sh?t & the shaft of the switch is a larger diameter than the original. So if you want to use the standard attaching nut and knob they need to be modified (drilled out).

I have limited patience for being upside down under the dash so progress is slow. I dropped the motor several times over the weekend. I had my head under it at the time. I'm sort of glad that the Previous Owner did a horrid job of wiring the radio in. It gives several opportunities for the motor to get caught up before hitting me in the head.

The wiper motor and gearbox looks solid and well made the intermittent switch is variable which I like. The switch is in and looks the same as it always did.

Cheers

Warren     

Warren, glad you tried castle,s motor, forget cost factor as at least any warranty problems can be addressed here compared to sending US one back for any warranty if necessary. i dont use cost as main buying point of anything, allways looking at practibility ,warranty and then cost. Glad for the feedback on installation as i refer my customers to them since i stopped making elect wiper kits.