1967 Barracuda Wiper Seal Replacement - Don't Get Your Feet Wet Upgrade

To properly locate the grease fittings in the pivots, we temporarily reinstalled the pivot arms and used a Sharpie to mark a place for the grease fittings that wouldn't interfere with the wiper pivots when the wipers are functioning.

After marking both pivots, remove the assembly and drill the pivots for the grease fittings.

The fittings are self-tapping and are easily installed with a socket or wrench.

Greasing the wiper pivot not only lubricates it for smooth operation, the grease acts as a water barrier as well.

We're now ready to install our wiper seals, but first must install the felt gaskets as the gaskets won't fit over the seals.

The seals themselves are a tight fit, so we lubricate the pivot assembly with dish detergent to make things a little easier.

Instead of trying to force the wiper seal over the splined pivot shaft, we discovered it's easier to first put the seal on a 3/8-inch socket extension.

With the pivot assembly in a vise, use the socket extension as a guide to install the wiper seal. The big end of the extension will expand the seal so it slides over the pivot assembly easily.

After the seal is on the pivot, it can be worked into position onto the smallest diameter of the pivot shaft by hand.

With the seals in place, the strip-calk is now placed on the circumference of the pivot shaft inside the felt gasket. While the seal keeps water from entering the cowl area from the outside, the strip-calk and felt gasket keep water that gets into the cowl air-box from draining through the lower cowl and onto the car's floor.

With seals, gaskets, grease fittings, and calk installed, the pivot arm assemblies can be snaked back into position and reinstalled.

When reinstalling the pivot assemblies, try to seat the seal in the cowl while keeping the pivot arm centered.

The bottom of the pivot assembly (where the felt gasket is) should fit flush to the lower cowl.

With the pivots in place, tighten the retaining nuts and reinstall the wiper motor and wiper arms, and the job is complete.

The great part of this job is that it only took about a half a day to accomplish and the parts were less than 20 bucks.