FWIW,
I took apart the wiper gear box last PM. The wiper motor works. I
think the grease in the tube has solidified. We could move the wipers
with a bit of force. Then a bit later, whilst checking the fuel
gauge, I happened to hit the wiper switch, the wipers moved, but not
well. So it is not the motor, nor the wiper gear boxes. I think the
grease is just solid.
So any way to get that cleaned up, without pulling the dash??
Now this is what I told Kristi she should ask, but like all daughters
everywhere, she didn't listen, (and neither did her hubby ;-) and
wrote the question as she "remembered" it.
Larry
On Jul 7, 2005, at 1:15 AM, Bob wrote:
> Hi Kristi,
>
> I don't think that the cable will stick and the wiper motor still
> work, if they are connected. More likely the the two half's of the
> wiper mechanism is loose and the cable is not engaging. You can
> remove the cover on the wiper motor, be careful to note the position
> of all the parts. Disengage the cable from the wiper motor and see
> if you can move it by hand, it just slides back and forth it does not
> turn. If the wipers move then there is a problem inside the wiper
> motor unit, if they do not then the problem is between the cable and
> the wiper mechanism. I do no know of an easy way to get to the wiper
> mechanism other than removing the dash, maybe someone else knows a
> trick.
>
> Bob
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor)
> 2000 Miata Special Edition
>
> On Jul 6, 2005, at 7:18 PM, Christina Liebel wrote:
>
>
>> We took apart the wiper motor and it works. It seems to be a
>> problem with the cable that runs behind the dash. It seems to be
>> sticking
>>
>
>
>
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