Ford F1 PWD Windshield Wiper Replacement - Wipe Out!

The kit comes with two body adapters that mount the wiper assembly correctly in relation to the truck's cowl.

The lower angled portion of the body adapters face forward toward the cowl.

The stock wiper brace needs to be removed to accept the new wiper system.

To test the "park" position of the new system, a length of masking tape is applied to the shaft and the wiper system is run through its paces. Here, you can see it needs a bit of adjustment.

Once everything checks out, it's time to install the wiper arms and blades. We opted to go the stainless route available from PWD.

With the unit installed on the cowl, new leather washers, escutcheons, and nuts hold the unit in place.

The end of rotation is also tested, as illustrated here. You don't want the wiper to hang off the windshield, so the entire gamut of the rotation is checked.

The switch is designed to mount in the stock location and incorporates an extension so...

...the variable/intermittent control housing will clear the bottom of the dash.

The wiper kit comes with a pigtail that plugs directly into the wiper motor and is wired to the intermittent switch using crimp connectors...

...The black wires are the grounds, the red wire will go to a 12-volt/5-amp fuse, and there's a brown wire that goes to a washer pump system when applicable.

Here's the installed system with the wipers at the correct park position. The "bent" arms work much better than the original straight style in covering a wider swath of the windshield.