The connections should match as follows:īLUE-BLUE #54. IMPORTANT Note the way you are to push the female spades into the plastic quick connect. My BLUE looked to be light grey or light green so make sure you identify the FORD colors listed below. After 50+ years the FORD colored wires can fade or be very dirty, covering their original color. And working inside the dash doing that would just be more pain than its worth.Īttach the 4 female connector to the FORD wires (crimp/solder). Sure you could just attach the female spade connectors to the FORD wiring harness but there isn’t much wire there to use before it runs back into the wire bundle harness. On the OLD motor cut the wires so you have enough wire available to use above the FORD quick connect (you will be re-using the FORD quick connect). These will be attached to the FORD wires. Included in the motor shipment will another plastic quick connect and 4 female spade connectors. It will also have a smaller BLACK wire (GROUND). The new motor will have 4 wires coming from it and into a plastic quick connect. The motor should have included a new nut rather than using the old washer nut….why?.because yep the motor shaft and mounting bolts are metric! Tighten down this nut on the shaft being careful NOT to move the arm/shaft from its PARKED position (meaning don’t turn the motor). Place the washer and spring washer on the new motor shaft (references now will be of the new motor). The dog legged pivot arm’s keyed center may need to be filed some in order to fit over the new motor’s keyed shaft. There will be a washer and spring washer between the arm you are trying to pry off and the motor itself. Remove the washer nut and slowly pry off the dog legged pivot arm. You will then need to remove the pivot arm from the old motor. Its position should be in the wiper’s PARKED position and your new motor keyed shaft should be pointing so you can mount the arm in the same position. When you have the old motor removed note the position of the dogged leg pivot arm. The OEM motor had this arm pressed on the keyed shaft of the motor and locked down with a washer nut. Do NOT try to remove the pivot arm from the shaft while under the dash. When motor is loose move it is such a way to wiggle out the pivot and arm through the bracket center hole. A box end wrench or thumb wheel with socket will be needed.
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On the top of the pivot shaft where the arms meet will be a ‘J’clip holding them on the shaft (be careful removing the clip ….that thing will go ’ping’, never to be seen again somewhere under your dash.) Pull wiper arms mechanism off the pivot shaft (passenger side arm is on top, remember this when re-attaching) On the firewall side of the motor mount is the wiper arm mechanism and pivot arm of the motor. Getting to these bots will require some extensions and U-joint for your socket wrench.
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Total removal is an option but doing so at this point would put a strain on the wiper arm mechanism. Suggest removing top bolts and the left bottom bolt to be able to move/tilt the mount slightly for better access to the motor. The motor is mounted to a large metal bracket which is attached to the firewall with 4 bolts (2 lower and 2 at top).
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The wires from the motor will have a FORD quick connect (alternate pair of male/female).
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I’ll assume you know how to remove your instrument panel for access behind it. The problem concerning installing a new motor (NPD/Dynacorn) is that said motor has different color wires than the FORD wiring which can create confusion and electrical problems. Install new wiper motor in 1967 Mustang and how it all works