Installing EZ Wiring Universal Wiper Kit And Correctly Setting The Maximum Sweep

Mocking up the system on the bench allowed me to confirm the direction of rotation of the wiper shaft when the drive cable ran through it, as they have to be mounted the correct way up. Mounting one upside down allows for one wiper to sweep in the opposite direction, which is what I needed. This handy tool was used to deburr the inside and outside of the ends of the tubing after cutting. It is one of the components in my brake tube flaring kit from Classic Performance Products (CPP).

With the passenger side gearbox mounted you can see why I turned the bolts around. There’s no way I’d get a screwdriver in there from behind.

The drive cable runs in aluminum tubing, and while it’s possible to use a brake tubing bender to form it, each bend should be of as large a radius as possible to prevent the cable from binding. It can be bent by hand, but I used this old gas bottle cover to form a couple of gentle bends where the tubing entered and exited the gearboxes, to clear the dash rail.

This handy tool was used to deburr the inside and outside of the ends of the tubing after cutting. It is one of the components in my brake tube flaring kit from Classic Performance Products (CPP).

I planned on mounting the wiper motor to the inside of the firewall, and the masking tape on the bench replicates the shape and distance of the under-cowl area from the firewall to the dash rail. I could now form the tubing from the motor to the first gearbox. What’s with the old steering wheel? I used that to bend the tubing around, as it was the perfect diameter!

A brake tubing cutter was used to cut the aluminum tubing to length.

EZ Wiring advertises that the kit offers easy adjustment of the arc the wiper will travel in. Removing the rear cover of the motor reveals this drive wheel with holes drilled at various distances from the center. By switching the arm to a different hole, you can adjust the arc.

EZ Wiring advertises that the kit offers easy adjustment of the arc the wiper will travel in. Removing the rear cover of the motor reveals this drive wheel with holes drilled at various distances from the center. By switching the arm to a different hole, you can adjust the arc. The end of each piece of aluminum tubing needs to be flared in order for it to locate in the motor housing and gearboxes. The flare locates in this slot in the housing.

My trusty CPP flaring tool made light work of the tubing ends.