Dbolter Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 Gentleman, I am looking into my Windshield Wiper Motor on my 1938 Chrysler Royal. Best case I will get my original unit rebuilt... Its a Trico unit vacuum model... Any recommendations on a rebuilder? Many Thanks in advance ~d.b.o.l.t.e.r. Quote
Jolly Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 Beautiful car! Don’t know much about the wipers, going to have to ticker with mine this Spring. Quote
TodFitch Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 Ficken Wiper Service seems to be the one most people mention. My understanding is that it is now run by the son of the founder, not sure if that affects the speed, cost or quality of the service. I've run across a reference to another fellow who rebuilds wiper motors based on the west coast, I think out of Oregon. But I don't have the contact information for him at hand. Quote
knuckleharley Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Dbolter said: Gentleman, I am looking into my Windshield Wiper Motor on my 1938 Chrysler Royal. Best case I will get my original unit rebuilt... Its a Trico unit vacuum model... Any recommendations on a rebuilder? Many Thanks in advance ~d.b.o.l.t.e.r. Lucky man! The first car I ever bought with my own money that I got to drive was a 1938 Chrysler Royal,but mine was a 4 dr sedan. Not the sexiest vehicle for a 14 year old boy,but it was only 20 bucks and it was hard to earn money as a summer laborer around construction sites in the early 60's. With the help of an older cousin I got the valves unstuck so it would run,and it ran perfectly. Even the radio played. One owner car bought new by a woman that died and left it to her nephew,who had no interest in it and left it parked outside. The upholstery was even perfect. It ran so good my father sold it while I was away from home visiting friends one weekend,and kept the money. 1 Quote
desoto1939 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 fricken purchased all of the reamining trico parts when they went out of business. They are the best to go to and have the repair kits. Rich Hartung Quote
knuckleharley Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 42 minutes ago, desoto1939 said: fricken purchased all of the reamining trico parts when they went out of business. They are the best to go to and have the repair kits. Rich Hartung "Fricken"? Hoodat? Quote
Tom Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 Hi... You might try Rowland's Antique Auto Parts 521 Schooley Rd Zilah WA 509 829 5026 Quote
rallyace Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 Trico is still in business. They left Buffalo in 2002 and auctioned off the tooling and NOS parts that were still left in their old 'Plant #1'. Quote
DonPal Posted April 5, 2018 Report Posted April 5, 2018 "Trico is still in business. They left Buffalo in 2002 and auctioned off the tooling and NOS parts that were still left in their old 'Plant #" Trico in Rochester Hills, Michigan develops wiper blades. It appears that after 2002 they focused on the wiper blades? http://www.tricoproducts.com/Trade/WhatMakesTRICOBetter Quote
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