wiper arm/blade questions

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! I'm fixing to replace my wiper arms/blades, so I figured I'd ask you guys for advice.

I've been looking through the JC Whitney and 4 Wheel Drive catalogs and have been looking at their arms and blades. The '68-and-up blades and arms look halfway sturdy, but the '45-'67 blades/arms look primitive and flimsy.

My questions: 1) Are the wiper arms and blades for a '67 CJ and Commandos interchangeable? 2) Can I use '68-and-up CJ arms/blades on my rig (will they fit)? 3) Are Whitney's and 4WD's parts of halfway-decent quality (the price sure seems reasonable: $15.00 for an arm and blade)? 4) Are wiper arm tensioners worth the money?

I know it seems a little odd asking about wiper blades at the beginning of summer but I have three months off, and I want to replace as much stuff on the rig as possible during that time.

Thanks,

Desmond

 

1) I dunno

2)On a CJ5, the 68 and up are longer, and will not directly fit.

3) The quality is questionable, but the options are limited

4) I don't know that they sell tensioners that fit pre-68 wipers?

In the 4wd.com catalog I got this weekend in the mail, part number WSHA1K is a wiper arm and blade kit for 10.95 each for "1941-1968" CJ.

 

Thanks for the info, Mike. I'll take a closer look at the 4WD catalog and go from there.

 

i dont use any wiper blades in fact i disconnected the wires from the motor and just use rainX it works good on windows like cj's

 

That would not fly in places that inspections are required, or when it snows. A buddy of mine had temporarily failing wipers on a '59 El Camino. I always laughed when he got caught in the rain. He would stick his head out the window, and was soaked by the time he made it home. He kept a towel under his seat to wipe his face off every once in a while.

 

got fit'um all's from the flaps when I did the wiper conversion to single motor from a 69. easy conversion, I recommend it.

 

I got mine from Krage (www.jeepdoc.com) and I expect to replace the whole wiper arm assembly once/yr. as they don't appear to be very sturdy. RainX and new wipers every year or as req'd by MOM.

 

I see them now Brad... Krage's description is not very clear, but they also carry the same part number , WSHA-1K, for only $8.95. All they call them is electric wiper blade and arm, with no indication of years.

 

Thanks for the additional tips. I guess I'll go with a combination of wiper blades/arms that have to be changed on a frequent basis and regular applications of Rain-X.