Reply To: Removal of 6v under-dash wiper motor

[Ian HarveyParticipant]

Thanks Peter, thanks Davy, have spent today upside down on the floor of my traction and managed to extricate the whole wiper assembly – quite tricky with the manual operating shaft firmly in place.   I then stripped the motor down to its component parts and cleaned out what looked like dark brown resin from around the cogs.   Having thoroughly cleaned it all and reamed the bushes, I reassembled it all, greasing and oiling as appropriate, and then realised that the manual operating shaft had seized in its bush and had been working the lock nuts loose every time the wipers were switched on.   I then realised the shaft extension could be removed and once the shaft and bush had been freed up and the bush locked back into place, it made inserting it all back behind the dash so much easier!   Now the wipers work properly again and are noticeably quieter – but I have been working on it most of the day and it hasn’t cost a penny!