windscreen wiper motor
windscreen wiper motor
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car 29

Original Poster:

11 posts

284 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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Any advice please? Is the wiper motor on my 96 Chimaera 'borrowed' from anything in particular, or have I really got to pay £175 for a replacement from my nearest dealer?

(The motor actually runs, but the wipers do half a sweep then a nasty clunky/clicking sounds kicks in and the wipers won't move without manual assistance!)

Not sure that Rain X will get me through the winter!

Also, is access possible by via a lot of fiddling and foul language under the mesh grill?

Cheers G.

chevtrev

785 posts

265 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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It's out of a Triumph spitfire,believe it or not,corect me if i'm wrong annoracks

editided caus i'm drunk,(hicup)and can't spell

>> Edited by chevtrev on Friday 4th November 10:14

bianca

13 posts

252 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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I think they all must do that... the wipers of my Chim need a bit of manual assistance too!!!

So I guess it means another trip to the TVR Centre...

runt

314 posts

256 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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Hi, when I first got my car, it had eaten 3 wiper motors in quick succession, Tower View in London cured the fault, discovering that a clip securing the motor had broken,causing the motor to flap about, and overloading it when in use. IIRC,they had to cut a little hole in the bulkhead to access. Since then,no problems.
Hope this helps.

adrian@

4,626 posts

311 months

Friday 4th November 2005
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The unit is NOT from the Truimph range, it is much heavier duty than those ....However.... it sounds like the internal rack has failed and we charge 14.43 for these (note...that if the motor is allowed to stop whilst still live then it will burn out and you will need the new motor.
Adrian

>> Edited by adrian@ on Friday 4th November 20:53

car 29

Original Poster:

11 posts

284 months

Sunday 6th November 2005
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Adrian,
Many thanks for your advice. Will e-mail you direct if that's OK, to get the bits.
Thanks also to the other gentleman... I've just returned following a 13 hour session and even I know it's not off a Spitfire!
(Any Hanley High Old Boy will know that Reginald Mitchell never put wipers on his baby) (private joke for any Stoke lads who went to that place!!)
Thanks again,
GC

Overhere

382 posts

252 months

Sunday 6th November 2005
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Don't know if you've seem my thread on this subject, just paid Dave B. £148 to re-connect the linkage after mine broke,motor was working, I could here it, but to get to it he had to take the dash off.

2 hrs labour no parts

must be a better way

chevtrev

785 posts

265 months

Monday 7th November 2005
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Sorry for getting it wrong,maybe therefore you Einstiens can let us know,what it comes from then?