And this leads me to another question for my car (since I have to give up trying
to fix the O.D.)
Last week, when I got caught in the rain, I had to use the wipers for the first
time since buying my 75 TR6. I tried them for a few seconds when I bought it
and they moved back and forth so great.
But, when I really needed them, they would wipe back and forth a bunch of times
then on the stroke returning to the parked position, they wouldn't go all the
way down and reverse direction. They'd make it almost the whole way down and
then stop and just vibrate. I found it could be by rolling the window down and
pressing down on the driver's blade. They'd then continue happily for several
more cycles then do it again.
How do the wipers change directions so I can have a look into this?
Rob Christopher
Ottawa, ON
75 TR6 CF27218UO (sleeping OD and a wet left sleeve)
DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/10/99 10:05:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca writes:
>
> > The wipers on my 71 GT-6 are getting difficult to stop. After switching
> off
> > the wipers, they continue to run for several additional cycles. Last year
> this
> > was one or two cycles. THis year the wipers continue on for upwards of a
> dozen
> > cycles. Do I have a switch problem or is the problem at the wiper motor?
>
> > Once they stop, the wipers park properly. Often I will turn the wipers on
> and
> > off again in an effort to get them to shut off quicker. Sometimes this
> works,
> > other times not.
>
> Aribert,
>
> Sounds like the parking switch in the wiper motor is getting stuck in the old
> grease in the mechanism. You probably need to clean it real good. If the
> switch is broken, it is easy to replace, either with a new one or a used one
> from a scrap yard - not necessarily from a Triumph, as most Lucas motors are
> the same.
>
> For more info, check out:
>
> http://www.vtr.org/maintain/wiper-motor/
>
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
>
> '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
> http://members.aol.com/danmas/
> '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
> '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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