- 1. Wiper Wisdom? (score: 1)
- Author: "Douglas B. Gaither" <dbgaither@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 09:45:47 +0000
- History: I am building (endlessly) a 1966 MGB roadster to be used as a daily driver. My wiper motor does work (sort of) in that it moves (under protest) ever-so-slightly whenever I connect it up. So,
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- 2. Re: Wiper Wisdom? (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:33:08 -0500
- If you haven't already done so, I'd suggest that you take the whole mess apart and clean out the 30+ years of goo in the wheel boxes and linkages. Most are almost solid w/ old grease, dirt, squirrels
- /html/mgs/1999-10/msg00505.html (7,628 bytes)
- 3. RE: Wiper Wisdom? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:33:35 -0700
- I second Larry's motion. Chances are the grease is rock solid. The mechanism is very simple and probably just needs to be cleaned. After commuting for some time in a 65 MGB I would suggest investing
- /html/mgs/1999-10/msg00506.html (8,145 bytes)
- 4. Re: Wiper Wisdom? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 19:44:25 +0100
- Depends where the fault is (since you do have a fault that can be cleared). If it is in the motor then either rebuilding your single-speed, or installing a two-speed, will clear the fault. However if
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- 5. Re: Wiper Wisdom? (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:26:45 -0700
- Hi Doug I don't think you really need to rebuild anything. Just disassemble, clean, and re-grease the wiper gearbox and the 2 wheelboxes, and I bet your wipers will snap back to life; or rather, to t
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