Hello people

[call_me_fluffy]

Ok, I shouldn't have taken the pi** out of you TVR owners breaking down. My wipers packed up in heavy rain today. What a buzz wohoooooooooo

[tyre_tread]

As they say, what goes around .........is usually a TVR being given too much welly in the wet!

[call_me_fluffy]

Looking like its the motor, fuse pops when its plugged in. £400 from Lotus.

[tyre_tread]

Make sure the motor or drive are not just seized up as that would cause the fuse to blow.

Should be resonably simple to sort out as the motors aren't exactly complicated.

[call_me_fluffy]

When it gave up it slowed down, juddered abit then stopped.

[tyre_tread]

call_me_fluffy said:

When it gave up it slowed down, juddered abit then stopped.

It sounds like the mechanism has seized then as if it was an electrical fault it would have been more likely to stop suddenly when the fuse went. Alternatively it could be worn brushes but if so it should be easy to fix.

Definitely worth checking the mechanicals and trying to free & lubricate it. How easy is it to get to the wiper motor/mech?

Edited by tyre_tread on Monday 21st August 14:03

Edited by tyre_tread on Monday 21st August 15:48

[justinbaker]

tyre_tread said:

Definitely worth checking the mechanics

Wot Alan said....

Its got to be pulled appart anyhow, so its worth having a go.

[pupp]

Sounds like a write-off Fluffy... £100 to take the problem off your hands?

[call_me_fluffy]

If it was worn brushes then the fuse wouldn't pop, i'll just get a new motor and be done with it. You can have the old one to power the TVR.

[mark r skinner]

Have you tried posting on the Elise/etc forum?

[call_me_fluffy]

I have a post runing on www.exiges.com It's not to bad to change the only problem is you have to do it by feel because you can't see the nuts.

[pupp]

call_me_fluffy said:

You can have the old one to power the TVR.

Cheers... and just as I was thinking of getting a pair of Exiges to use as rollerskates

Glad it's not just Tivs where you need to do a home gyneacology course in order to weild the spanners!

[pupp]

call_me_fluffy said:

you can't see the nuts.

Know that feeling

[mark r skinner]

pupp said:

call_me_fluffy said:

you can't see the nuts.

Know that feeling

[tyre_tread]

pupp said:

call_me_fluffy said:

you can't see the nuts.

Know that feeling

Checking for testicular cancer were we? - Any excuse!

[pupp]

tyre_tread said:

pupp said:

call_me_fluffy said:

you can't see the nuts.

Know that feeling

Checking for testicular cancer were we? - Any excuse!

Some jobs are best delegated

[tyre_tread]

pupp said:

tyre_tread said:

pupp said:

call_me_fluffy said:

you can't see the nuts.

Know that feeling

Checking for testicular cancer were we? - Any excuse!

Some jobs are best delegated

I'd be very choosy about who that was delegated to though!

Edited by tyre_tread on Wednesday 23 August 14:31

[justinbaker]

You lot are just talking a load of old bollcoks!

[mark r skinner]

No change there, then!

[tyre_tread]

Think we're slightly off topic here as we're not in the Banter thread!

Anyway, its still 13ollocks!