Wiper motor probs!!!
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Hi guys,
My wiper motor on my 96 chim has bit the dust, had it apart and discoverd the worm gear to be worn to the extent that its jumping on the gear wheel.
Was wondreing if anyone would be kind enough to give me the lucas part no of the top of theirs, i know there's lots of different ones used but i can see part of the no. and have a very friendly local motor factors with plenty of thick books..
Thanks
Andy
My wiper motor on my 96 chim has bit the dust, had it apart and discoverd the worm gear to be worn to the extent that its jumping on the gear wheel.
Was wondreing if anyone would be kind enough to give me the lucas part no of the top of theirs, i know there's lots of different ones used but i can see part of the no. and have a very friendly local motor factors with plenty of thick books..
Thanks
Andy
Hey guys,
Wow didn't ever intend to spark off such a debate just wanted to be able to see where i was going in the rain.
The situation is that even with the lucas part no. (type 17 600270 etc) there is no suplier that can get a cross reference from it to provide a replacement part probably due to no one making one. After speaking to lucas they comfirmed, after the copmany was split in several ways, they stopped production of the part.
Mini unit are similar but are slightly smaller and only provide a 110 degree, not the 130 needed so unfortunatly not really that useful.
Black cabs.... well live in the sticks and never seen one on the roads let alone a scrappies..
Found lapelec.co.uk today and they look very promising, hopefully have some good news tomorrow.
Big thanks to all who responded
Wow didn't ever intend to spark off such a debate just wanted to be able to see where i was going in the rain.
The situation is that even with the lucas part no. (type 17 600270 etc) there is no suplier that can get a cross reference from it to provide a replacement part probably due to no one making one. After speaking to lucas they comfirmed, after the copmany was split in several ways, they stopped production of the part.
Mini unit are similar but are slightly smaller and only provide a 110 degree, not the 130 needed so unfortunatly not really that useful.
Black cabs.... well live in the sticks and never seen one on the roads let alone a scrappies..
Found lapelec.co.uk today and they look very promising, hopefully have some good news tomorrow.
Big thanks to all who responded
Oooo yeh forgot few to metion,
Already had to strip down drive rack and wheel boxes because weld on gearwheel in one of the boxes broke, so all that side of things has be overhauled and a+, many thanks for the concern thoght adrian.
Also ment to say svc link looks extremly promising too..
I'll keep you posted.
Andy
Already had to strip down drive rack and wheel boxes because weld on gearwheel in one of the boxes broke, so all that side of things has be overhauled and a+, many thanks for the concern thoght adrian.
Also ment to say svc link looks extremly promising too..
I'll keep you posted.
Andy
Hi,,
Well wiper motor on its way, but afriad as much as i didn't want to, have ended up going down the second hand route. Maybe i'll live to regret it, but was all getting complex and it seems parts and stock are getting like the hens teeth.
Regarding getting the drive out, wasn't going to say to save the my shame of my butchery antics, but however..
I removed wipers and all retainers then pushed rack down, then cut down 50mm from both outer edges of the passenger side hole, uses some special cleaning fluid from work which softend the fibreglass nicely then pulled the flap down.
Push drive rack along inside the cowling and then with a whole lot of wiggling and a bit of jiggery pokery you can pull the whole rack out. Tie some strong cord round wheel boxes before you put rack back in, just to make it easier to pull then through holes.
Softend fibreglass again pushed flap back then used strong fibre and resin to fill cuts and tidyed it all up.
Did contemplate going in from behind dash but rightly or wrongly opted for this way..
Wierdly looking forward to driving in the rain..
Andy
Well wiper motor on its way, but afriad as much as i didn't want to, have ended up going down the second hand route. Maybe i'll live to regret it, but was all getting complex and it seems parts and stock are getting like the hens teeth.
Regarding getting the drive out, wasn't going to say to save the my shame of my butchery antics, but however..
I removed wipers and all retainers then pushed rack down, then cut down 50mm from both outer edges of the passenger side hole, uses some special cleaning fluid from work which softend the fibreglass nicely then pulled the flap down.
Push drive rack along inside the cowling and then with a whole lot of wiggling and a bit of jiggery pokery you can pull the whole rack out. Tie some strong cord round wheel boxes before you put rack back in, just to make it easier to pull then through holes.
Softend fibreglass again pushed flap back then used strong fibre and resin to fill cuts and tidyed it all up.
Did contemplate going in from behind dash but rightly or wrongly opted for this way..
Wierdly looking forward to driving in the rain..
Andy
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