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Chevrolet Chevelle Wiper Blade Kit Install - A Clean Sweep - Tech

Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The stock harness was removed... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The stock harness was removed (under the dash) for the wiper switch and power supply. The new kit uses its own wiring harness with weatherproof connectors.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The new Selecta-Speed wiper... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The new Selecta-Speed wiper switch fits into the stock in-dash location.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
This firewall was cleaned... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
This firewall was cleaned up and painted for this photograph, but typically, you'll find old caulking (or a dried-up seal) upon removing the old motor. Before installing the new motor, it's best to thoroughly clean this area.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
With three 10-24x1-inch stainless... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
With three 10-24x1-inch stainless bolts, the new mounting plate and wiper-motor mount plate were installed. The CNC aluminum adapter plate is used to mount the wiper motor to the stock firewall's bolt pattern. After attaching the motor and harness, the wiper motor was turned on briefly to test that the wiper blades and wiper motor were properly sequenced in the Park position before the wiper-arm linkage was attached.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The new harness routes through... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
The new harness routes through the firewall and into the passenger compartment.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
After the motor was tested... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
After the motor was tested and turned off, the stock linkage and pitman arm were attached to the rear of the new wiper motor.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
Next the harness was connected... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
Next the harness was connected to the power source and up to the new switch, which was mounted in the stock location.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
A new billet knob was attached... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
A new billet knob was attached to the rotary switch.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
For the final test, we sprayed... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
For the final test, we sprayed the windshield with a generous amount of water and window cleaner before allowing the wipers to contact the glass. The new Selecta-Speed Wiper System results show that it's a clean sweep no matter the weather conditions.
Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
After the new wipers were... 
   
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Chevy Chevelle Wiper Blade Install
After the new wipers were turned off they easily returned (parked) to their original position.
Detroit Speed and Engineering
Mooresville
NC

www.detroitspeed.com
Snap-On Tools
(877) 762-7664

www.snapon.com

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