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Hey motor heads! Glad to be here now that I have my 1972 Galaxie 500 with 351W. It is in great shape and I drive it everyday. Haven't been in one since my Dad worked for the Department. Anyway, what brings me here is a switch problem. I have no windshield wiper switch and I wired an off/on switch in line with the motor just to keep the rains off. I cannot find a replacement switch anywhere. I am still on the look but any help would be greatly appreciated. If anyone has a switch they are willing to part with or know of a lead, please let me know. The only number I currently have is SW-997. If you all need anything, just put it out there and I will see what I can find. I have other things to work on, but you can understand why this is a big thing. I am afraid of hurting the motor having it directly wired in and yes, I have a thirty amp fuse inline just in case. I can't say thanks enough for any help. I have an update here. I found a Ford part number; D1AB-17556- BB. Hope this will help some.
Last edited by RedMan84 (September 18, 2018 2:16 pm)
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The Ford base number (after the first 'dash') for wiper switches should be 1A7553
Search eBay and all sorts of them come up (vintage parts):
but the only one that looks close to your riede could be this one, which looks pretty tired though.
Probably a "hail mary", but the price doesn't seem prohibitive.
FYI, C&G Ford Parts lists a generic 2 speed switch on their site, tho' perhaps that's what you've already wired up...
good luck
Last edited by pkevins (September 18, 2018 10:40 pm)
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It is an A. Fat fingered the computer and not paying attention. It is hard to read from the part. Also, thanks for the link. I never saw this on ebay and can't understand why, but I went ahead and purchased it anyway. You never know when another will come available. Thanks for the help, buddy. I really do appreciate it.
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Just a note on that part number. That part was made especially for that particular car and the switch number is a 1A7556 because of the longer selector shaft. The 1A7553 is a standard short selector shaft. The hardest part about using those is the plug is a spade type and not the cylindrical spade. I was going to break down and find a 1A7553 and make an adapter to attach the control knob. A little machine work and this could be done but I would rather not deal with the headache. I am still grateful for you finding that for me though. You saved me some headache.
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RedMan84 wrote:
Just a note on that part number. That part was made especially for that particular car and the switch number is a 1A7556 because of the longer selector shaft. The 1A7553 is a standard short selector shaft. The hardest part about using those is the plug is a spade type and not the cylindrical spade. I was going to break down and find a 1A7553 and make an adapter to attach the control knob. A little machine work and this could be done but I would rather not deal with the headache. I am still grateful for you finding that for me though. You saved me some headache.
You're welcome; I figured your ride was pretty unique. Sure hope it works.
Last edited by pkevins (September 19, 2018 8:20 pm)
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I realize this is an old thread, but a correction needs to be made for future reference.
The basic Ford part number for a wiper switch is 17A553
1971/72 Galaxie/LTD:
D1AZ-17A553-B .. Two Speed Wiper Switch - Use without Intermittent Wipers / Marked with ID number: D1AB-17A553-AB (Motorcraft SW-999) / Obsolete
No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any, none on ebay.
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D1AZ-17A553-C .. Two Speed Wiper Switch - Use with Intermittent Wipers / Marked with ID number: D1AB-17A553-BB (Motorcraft SW-997) / Obsolete
No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any, 2 on ebay.
Last edited by BKW (May 5, 2019 2:24 am)
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The numbers I have listed come directly from Ford Motor Company and are also on the part I have. My vehicle has the long shaft with intermittent and not the short shaft two speed. That is the big difference. 53 is a short shaft two speed switch, while the 56 is a long shaft intermittent switch. Nothing needs to be corrected. I worked for Ford Motor Company, so access to information is not that difficult.
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The numbers I have listed come directly from Ford Motor Company and are also on the part I have. My vehicle has the long shaft with intermittent and not the short shaft two speed. That is the big difference. 53 is a short shaft two speed switch, while the 56 is a long shaft intermittent switch.
Nothing needs to be corrected. I worked for Ford Motor Company, so access to information is not that difficult.
The basic part number for a wiper switch is 17A553 .. I was a Ford parts guy for 35 years, and since 11/4/2006, I've been looking up and typing part numbers on FTE (ford-trucks.com), where I have over 82,000 posts.
So, I know what I'm talking about. I listed the part numbers for both of the wiper switches for 1971/72 in my first post.
Last edited by BKW (May 5, 2019 11:26 am)
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