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Question
HI,THIS THE SECOND TIME I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS,I'VE A 70 AMX W/ ELECTRIC WIPERS I'VE A NEW WIPER MOTOR,HAVE A PROBLEM W/ECCENTRIC PARTS THAT CONNECT AT BACK PLATE AND LINKAGE TO WIPER PIVOT. DO YOU HAVE SPEC., ON SPRING AND SPACER? ARE THESE PARTS REPRODUCED ANYWHERE,I'VE TALKED W/ KENNEDY AMC AND BLAZER AMC. BOTH ARE UNAWARE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ECCENTRIC REPAIR KIT ANY MORE.SPRING HAS RUSTED BEYOND USE AND SPACER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN OF A CONVEX SHAPE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN SHED ANY LITE ON WHERE I SHOULD GO AT THIS POINT THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. TOM

Answer
Anytime you are looking for an obsolete part, it will take some phone calls. I do not know where you can find the wiper parts you are looking for. However, as mentioned in my last reply, try calling some more AMC parts people. If the two places you called don't have the parts, don't give up. Try a few more. Here is a websight with numerous AMC vendors. http://www.skidmore.edu/~pdwyer/amc/stonelist.htm
I found this on the AMX files websight.
Also, did you call Eddie Stakes at Planet Houston AMX @ 713-464-8825.
Try placing a free ad on the AMO Club websight: www.amonational.com.
It can be frustrating, but I am sure you can find the parts you are looking for if you get ahold of the right place.