Robert L. Williams wrote:
>
> Fellow triumphers:
>
> Junior and I need a little advice. In preparation of replacing the battery
> tray on his Spitfire Mk1 (the pilgrim) previous helpful people have advised
> that in order to get the old tray out we will need to remove at least one
> of the battery tray supports. It appears the easiest one to remove is
> right next to the windshield wiper motor, which means that has to come off,
> wherein lies the problem. Everything is loose except the cable that drives
> the wipers from the motor. My guess is that the cable must have a squared
> of end that fits into the wiper motor and after 35 years it doesn't want to
> come out/apart. But I thought I'd check with the experts to so if I'm
> right. So---how do you get that darn cable out of the wiper motor,
> hopefully in one piece.
> By the way, when all yopu folks are out there working on your cars do you
> find it a little annoying to have to stop and scrub all the grease off your
> hands before you can type out questions like these. I have old shop
> manuals that are really oil and grease stained because I didn't wash up
> before doing a consultation, does anyone out there fess up to having a
> grease smeared keyboard?
>
> Rob Williams and Dan
> and The Pilgrim Spitfire4 FC526L
Rob & Dan,
I'm a little unclear as to why you need to remove this, but if you do,
DON'T just pull on the cable. There is indeed a square mechanism inside
the wiper motor assembly that is holding it. If it is really necessary
to remove it, you will have to disassemble the assembly. Pretty
straightforward, but you might as well clean It up & re-grease the
components while it is apart. This gear mechanism is a common culprit
when wipers go bad. (frozen cable shears gears, frozen, dirty or jammed
gears burn out motors etc)
Be careful as you pull the assembly apart so you can put it back
together the way it came apart.
Personnally, I would just tie it out of the way if possible, without
putting a strain or bind on the cable.
Hope this helps.
Tom Strange, Classic Autosports Ltd., Appleton, Wi., 920-733-5013
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