Ahh, the joys of left-hand drive. We poor RHD originals have to ferret
around amongst the bird's nest behind the dials to get at the wiper
motor.
Grant Shirreffs
1970 MGB
Auckland, New Zealand
> ----------
> From: Tom Buchanan[SMTP:buchanan@preferred.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 December, 1997 06:28
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: wipers
>
> A month or so ago I asked the list about the problems with the
> windshield
> wipers on my 74 MGB-GT. Well, I finally got around to taking on the
> repair.
> The problem was that the wipers were VERY slow and if allowed to
> continue
> running would eventually stop and wouldn't work again until the next
> day.
> Well, last night I removed the entire wiper system, motor, gearbox
> and
> linkage. I recall that some listers couldn't figure out how this is
> done.
> Some even thought that the dash would have to come out. It doesn't. To
> take
> everything out do the following. Remove the glove box (so you can see
> what
> you are doing) then remove the wiper blades and arms. Then remove the
> nuts
> right under the wiper arms. Then go back in side behind the removed
> glove
> box and remove the two bolts that secure the wiper motor to the
> firewall.
> The entire assembly (including linkage) will come right out the
> passenger
> door.
> Before hand, on the advice of a Triumph fanatic, I purchased a set of
> brushes for the motor from Vicky B's. I took the gear box apart and
> everything looked fine. I took the motor apart and the brushes looked
> fine
> also. (I'll replace them anyway) The only thing that was suspicious
> was
> that the motor smelled as if it had been hot. (the motor does work
> though).
> The only other thing I noticed was that everything was greased well
> but it
> seemed that the grease was stiff. I don't know how thick the grease is
> supposed to be though.
> Anyway, can anyone figure out what the problem might be?
>
> Tom Buchanan
> buchanan@preferred.com
> http://pages.preferred.com/~buchanan/mg.html
> 1974 MGB-GT
> Kingsport, TN
>
|