Mark05
31-03-2007, 07:52 PM
Hi people,
I think I've been a bit of a idiot...:banghead: Was having problems with the wipers going slow on my car, friend of mine said he'd resolved similar problems by dismantling the wiper motor to clean it. We did this to my wiper motor but it all went very wrong! I had to remove the plate covering the motor drive mechanism to get things back together, but since putting it all back together the wipers dont work properly - they park in random places and a flick wipe results in about 5 or 6 wipes (like a wash wipe).
I'm thinking the main gear in the mechanism is out of position with the contacts in the gear cover which I think must control the park position etc.
Has anyone taken one of these apart before and got it back together and working? Would like to know before I go trying to remove it all from the car again - it was a bit of a job! Methinks I should have just lubricated the pivot points in the linkage and left the motor alone!
Hopefully someone can save me here so I dont have to get another wiper motor...
Thankyou!
Mark
I think I've been a bit of a idiot...:banghead: Was having problems with the wipers going slow on my car, friend of mine said he'd resolved similar problems by dismantling the wiper motor to clean it. We did this to my wiper motor but it all went very wrong! I had to remove the plate covering the motor drive mechanism to get things back together, but since putting it all back together the wipers dont work properly - they park in random places and a flick wipe results in about 5 or 6 wipes (like a wash wipe).
I'm thinking the main gear in the mechanism is out of position with the contacts in the gear cover which I think must control the park position etc.
Has anyone taken one of these apart before and got it back together and working? Would like to know before I go trying to remove it all from the car again - it was a bit of a job! Methinks I should have just lubricated the pivot points in the linkage and left the motor alone!
Hopefully someone can save me here so I dont have to get another wiper motor...
Thankyou!
Mark