Yes, you would.

The Dorman HELP! numbers are 49439 (one bushing, it's a 2-pack) and 49440 (three bushings, it's also a 2 pack.)

RwP

 

Thank You RalphP! I have the 49439(NAPA# 600-5582) ordered, be here around 1PM EST today. I already bought the 49440(NAPA# 665-1537).
Hopefully the 1988 Dodge Dakota factory service manual that I bought off of Ebay, should be arriving in the mail today. Hopefully I will be successful in the repairing the wipers tonight!

 

good luck getting those bushings in, the one I replaced was a real pain to get in. I ended up using a c clamp, screwdriver and grease to work it in after 45 minutes of trying

 

Heh.

I located the bushing in the arm, and then used a socket around it and a few taps of a hammer (a 5lb sledge, to be sure!) on the socket, with the bushing sitting on a table.

The socket went on the arm, so that it drove it right on.

Don't forget to put some lubricant (I use a moly grease; axle grease or even white lithium like LubriPlate(tm) will do fine also!) and DON'T LOOK AT THE OPENING.

I shot some of the moly into my eye when I put mine together ... didn't blind me or anything, but it sure didn't feel good!

RwP

 

I better get a little bit of grease! Hopefully I can put the new bushings on without taking the arms out! Maybe! LOL

 

You MIGHT.

But since you have to take them apart to replace the bushings ANYWAY ...

Three screws at each wiper drive shaft, and it'll drop into the cowl. It's not all that hard to remove after that.

RwP

 

I took the wiper arms off and out(no problem to remove). I cleaned all of these parts the best I could when I took off the old bushings. When I get back to work tomorrow morning, I will install the new bushings with the use of a vice and some other tools & tips that RalphP recommended! I will post pics tomorrow of the new bushings pressed in. Here are some pics of where I am currently at:

 

I used a combination of grease, sockets, and a vise. Big thing to do is make sure to keep everything in order.

 

This.

It helps if you take a pic of it before you take it out ... and be sure to get them stacked right, and turned the right way!

One thing that's caught me once is ... run the wiper motor around one time, and start the final attachment with the blades down. (I bolted the arm back onto the motor; once you get it lined up, you can run it around by hand to get it easier to tighten.)

I also used some Loctite Blue on the stud and nut to keep it from working loose.

RwP

 

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Originally Posted by tomgreene

Thank you all for the info. I actually went to the junk yard this morning, and asked to test the replacement (which was $35 used) before purchasing. It was brought to my attention that the motor is grounded to the body and won't work when it's unbolted. Anyways I tested the old one properly and it still worked! It was just a grounding issue.

Tom, I had posted this link back in feb. of this year. You may find it interesting. http://my.cardone.com/techdocs/PT%2040-0001.pdf