>Am wondering if there is a source for renovating tr-3 wiper motors?
Gary, it's been ten years since I restored mine, but do recall it's not really
that complicated. Like others commented, the grease was, well, very very old.
Because the cogged wheel inside is plastic, I used silicone grease. Maybe the
plastic is nylon or something, so maybe I didn't have to, but it seemed safer.
List Engineers here could advise better on that one.
I seem to think I was able to source brushes that fit from a local hardware
store that had an eclectic mix of such things, but I may be mixing it up with
the heater motor when I redid that. I was, though, fortunate enough to scarf
up an NOS armature. Probably didn't need to since I only drive in the rain
when the lying weasels that pass for WMUR weathermen leave me caught in a
downpour.
If you get this far into it, I had some problem with one of the tubes that
houses the wiper cable assembly under the dash. I think I lost it. A piece of
gas line matched for size and cut to length seemed to work.
Have fun!
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667
New Hampshire
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