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Re: Wiper Wisdom?

To: "Douglas B. Gaither" <dbgaither@worldnet.att.net>,
Subject: Re: Wiper Wisdom?
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:26:45 -0700
Hi Doug

I don't think you really need to rebuild anything. Just disassemble, 
clean, and re-grease the wiper gearbox and the 2 wheelboxes, and I bet 
your wipers will snap back to life; or rather, to that sluggish, 
zombie-like state of slow motion that is their normal operating 
condition. Which actually does work for typical No. California rainfall 
(except when subjected to SUV roostertails) , but is probably inadequate 
for, say, the Olympic peninsula, Gulf Coast, tropical monsoons, Outer 
Hebrides, etc.

If you live in one of the above-named regions you might consider 
upgrading. But I don't really have any info on compatibility.

Speaking from experience, on my 66 the gearbox was full of congealed 
grease with the consistency of candle wax. Once cleaned and re-greased, 
the wipers sprang back into action with all the unrestrained ferocity of 
a sleepy basset hound. So give it a try.

Good luck on your project, over all.

Douglas B. Gaither had this to say:

>History: I am building (endlessly) a 1966 MGB roadster to be used as a daily
>driver.  My wiper motor does work (sort of) in that it moves (under protest)
>ever-so-slightly whenever I connect it up.  So, I need to have wipers that
>really do work.  I am looking for usefulness, not necessarily originality.
>My setup is 2 wipers not 3.
>
>Questions:  Should I...
>
>a) rebuild my single-speed unit ?
>            how much should I expect to pay?
>
>     OR
>
>b) upgrade to a later style 2-speed unit
>            will this work with my original single-speed hardware?
>


--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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