Maybe OT, maybe not. A similar problem seems to have occurred on my 65
L320 truck. It looks like the PO had been blowing fuses like mad on
the wipers. On dissasembly i found the pivots all gummed up.
-Marc
On Feb 8, 2004, at 2:16 AM, Graeme Suckling wrote:
> Hi Dana and list,
> didn't see this get posted so forgive me if I am repeating myself,
> repeating
> myself.
> I don't know what your driving but on my '65 SP310, the wiper motor is
> under
> the dash.
> It is held in by 4 bolts to the firewall.
> The wiper shaft has a nut on it clamping the arms to the crank.
> As a test, just release the nut holding the arms to the crank and
> switch on
> the motor.
> If it is sluggish, OK, the motor is in need of attention.
> If is whirrs away like a bought one, see below :(
> Your problem is more likely to be corroded wiper pivots.
> With the motor still disconnected, try to manually operate the wiper
> arms.
> Mine were so gummed up, it took several days of CRC-556 and gentle
> pressure
> to pull the wiper pivots from their guides.
> Once free you can clean out the bores, wire brush the pivots, lube it
> all
> with PH grease and refit.
> Fit new pivot seals to give you another 30+ years of service :)
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