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Glenn of northport · 10-17-2014, 10:52 AM

I have a 28 ccpu also29 roadster p u both with hand wipers that are loose in windshield frame any one make a repair kit for this problem ?

Joe K · 10-17-2014, 11:40 AM

Well, they were not exactly tight in the frames even when new.

Can you tell where the wear might be? If it's in the bushing in the windshield frame, you might insert a cleavite bushing. If it's in the pass through of the shaft and resulting from wear of use or vibration, then you might have to rebuild the part. Or possibly replace it with the repop now available. Not exact but pretty close? (I confess I haven't compared them side by side.)

Joe K

Fred K-OR · 10-17-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Glenn of northport

I have a 28 ccpu also29 roadster p u both with hand wipers that are loose in windshield frame any one make a repair kit for this problem ?

It is hard to get them to work the way you think a wiper should work. Guess I don't have any recommendation except to put on a electric or vacuum one.

Tom Wesenberg · 10-17-2014, 12:53 PM

Unfortunately the open cars, such as my 28 Phaeton, just have a hole drilled through the top winshield frame tube, so the 2 holes offer very little support and wear out quickly. I wonder if a person could weld a tube though the top winshield frame tube and file the ends smooth, so it looked original but had full support like the closed pickups. Mine is also very loose, so the hand wiper is pretty useless. Rain-X is the real answer to driving in the rain.

Synchro909 · 10-17-2014, 05:57 PM

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These hand wipers are really only for appearances. Maybe they satisfy the cops who only want to see something there but they are useless. Like Tom says, Rainex is the way to go.

10-17-2014, 10:52 AM	#1
Glenn of northport Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: northport mi Posts: 87	Hand Wiper I have a 28 ccpu also29 roadster p u both with hand wipers that are loose in windshield frame any one make a repair kit for this problem ?

10-17-2014, 11:40 AM	#2
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Hand Wiper Well, they were not exactly tight in the frames even when new. Can you tell where the wear might be? If it's in the bushing in the windshield frame, you might insert a cleavite bushing. If it's in the pass through of the shaft and resulting from wear of use or vibration, then you might have to rebuild the part. Or possibly replace it with the repop now available. Not exact but pretty close? (I confess I haven't compared them side by side.) Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

10-17-2014, 12:53 PM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Hand Wiper Unfortunately the open cars, such as my 28 Phaeton, just have a hole drilled through the top winshield frame tube, so the 2 holes offer very little support and wear out quickly. I wonder if a person could weld a tube though the top winshield frame tube and file the ends smooth, so it looked original but had full support like the closed pickups. Mine is also very loose, so the hand wiper is pretty useless. Rain-X is the real answer to driving in the rain.

10-17-2014, 05:57 PM	#5
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Hand Wiper Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) These hand wipers are really only for appearances. Maybe they satisfy the cops who only want to see something there but they are useless. Like Tom says, Rainex is the way to go.