Newby / Wiper Motor location???

[matt456]

Hello all

I have just joined the TVR fold! I have a 2000 Chim 500 that the credit crunch has gifted me with (it is an absolute bargain) and am looking forward to next summer already. That said, i seem to have broken the windscreen wipers which is limiting my fun to the dry at the moment! Any help would be graetly appreciated.

I can hear the wiper motor functioning but the arms dont move. Consulting the bible i have narrowed the problem down to the wiper motor peg (?), but when trying to solve the problem the wiper motor assembly isnt where the bible says it should be. Can anyone shed any light on where it is located on late model chims? Am i going to have to take the dashboard out?

Matt

[Blues]

welcome to the fold.
The wiper motor is mounted on the nearside inner wing, just in front of the windscreen.
It is held in place by an inverted U shape bracket and two nuts.

Here is a picture in situ, courtesy of www.chimaerapages.com , a site which you will find extremely useful during your Chim ownership




Open the bonnet, and see if you can hear the motor turning. Wiper problems are usually associated with the park switch, and white/translucent bit fixed to the underside of the motor, in a position perfect for water ingress! HOWEVER, if you can hear the motor turning, but the wipers are not moving at all, then it is probably not the park switch.

[paulathome]

If it's a 2000 model the motor is under the dash on the passenger side.
Sounds like the said peg may be broken if the motor is audible but no movement.
Not sure of the exact location as mine is a 98 model with motor on top of inner wing NS.
Cheers.
Paul

[Blues]

paulathome said:

If it's a 2000 model the motor is under the dash on the passenger side.

[Cider Andy]

It's actually under the dash on the DRIVER'S side, above the steering column!

[matt456]

Cheers, thats great. I thought i was going mad when it wasnt where it should be according to the good book. Hopefully have that out tommorrow.

[paulathome]

I stand corrected Andy.


Paul.