Wipers stopped working
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^^^^^^ This. My original failed, burnt out due to a nia on siezed spindle box.
The motor is now replaced with a new 14W, nice free spindle boxes and the wipers will now work on a dry screen.
The wipers probably get little use on most of these cars these days and as such the spindle boxes can begin to sieze, hence the motor struggling to work the wipers, especially on a dry screen.
Since my misfortune, i regulary pull the wipers off the screen and give them a good workout, keep everything moving.
The motor is now replaced with a new 14W, nice free spindle boxes and the wipers will now work on a dry screen.
The wipers probably get little use on most of these cars these days and as such the spindle boxes can begin to sieze, hence the motor struggling to work the wipers, especially on a dry screen.
Since my misfortune, i regulary pull the wipers off the screen and give them a good workout, keep everything moving.
jr6yam said:
What grease did you use on the gears?
I had some special Fiat wiper gear grease left over from a technical bulletin kit for noisy Punto wiper motor mechanism's from years back 
if I didn't have that I would probably of just used something like this or some Fuch's synthetic grease I have, in saying this I have seen Vaseline used in the past for stuff like this with no issues 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Finish-Line-Teflon-100g-...Sardonicus said:
had some special Fiat wiper gear grease left over from a technical bulletin kit for noisy Punto wiper motor mechanism's from years back if I didn't have that I would probably of just used something like this or some Fuch's synthetic grease I have, in saying this I have seen Vaseline used in the past for stuff like this with no issues http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Finish-Line-Teflon-100g-...
Had the top off ,how do you take it to pieces . Mine stops on a dry screen and is to slow . if I didn't have that I would probably of just used something like this or some Fuch's synthetic grease I have, in saying this I have seen Vaseline used in the past for stuff like this with no issues http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Finish-Line-Teflon-100g-...
Still not working then?Can you actually get to the wheelboxes on the cars with the Lucas motors (well, without cutting out chunks inside the dash)?
Is there anything that can be used to replace the standard fit Lucas motor and box? (I get nervous when parts become difficult to source.) The 14w has a lesser throw on the drive shaft has it not?
The Bosch motors that they changed to on the later cars were mounted on the pedal box weren't they? is there any way to retrofit a later motor?
Phil
Is there anything that can be used to replace the standard fit Lucas motor and box? (I get nervous when parts become difficult to source.) The 14w has a lesser throw on the drive shaft has it not?
The Bosch motors that they changed to on the later cars were mounted on the pedal box weren't they? is there any way to retrofit a later motor?
Phil
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