[Wanted: Parts] wiper mechanism motor arm

[chewy356]

stripped down the wipe mechanism to clean, paint, etc, and found the spline on the arm that goes onto the wiper motor is banjo'd. I know remember one night in the heavy rain when the wipers stoped working, and I guess that was when the damage was done...

Anyhow I need a new arm, if anyone has a bug for parts and would consider pulling it off.

thanks for looking.

 

[loadsabuses]

pm me your address and i will pop one in the post

 

[trev]

that spline doesn't look too bad. If the motor shaft was spinning on that crank arm it would be due to a resistance to movement at one of the two wiper arms, either the crank arms underneath or the blade itself. Have you checked how free-moving the two wiper spindles are? I reckon if you either get the two spindles moving freely or replace them with nice and free ones, that spline, once bolted down tight (it's a tapered spine so the more you tighten the nut, the more it engages) it'll be grand.

 

[chewy356]

pm me your address and i will pop one in the post

PM sent, thanks a million.

Trev, you are right, it would most likely be grand, but I reckon now is the time to replace anything that could be a bit dodgy rather than having to take it out and strip it down in a couple of years if it fails again - just being lazy and trying to avoid work down the line Good tip on the spindles thought, will give them a good doing over before putting it back together.