brian hood Posted November 24, 2008 Report Posted November 24, 2008 Who do you use for your rebuilds? I need to get my motor fixed. Brian Quote
Jerry Roberts Posted November 24, 2008 Report Posted November 24, 2008 Brain , You will want a shop that is close by . Where do you live ? edit ; I missed the 6vpart , thinking a heavy flat head engine . Quote
brian hood Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Posted November 24, 2008 I live in Mobile. I cant seem to find one around here that want to fix a wiper motor. If I could find a good one, I am hopeing they wont mind shipping. Quote
JerseyHarold Posted November 25, 2008 Report Posted November 25, 2008 Have you tried local starter/alternator rebuild shops? They should be able to help. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted November 25, 2008 Report Posted November 25, 2008 Since your wiper motor is broken anyway, why not try and fix it yourself? You can't hurt something if it's already broke. I had a frozen 52 DeSoto wiper motor a few years ago that was stuck when I got it. Took it out of a parts car. Took the end caps off, cleaned out all the dirty grease, put on a little penetrating oil and worked it by hand to get it free. Then greased it up again and put it back together. Worked good after that. Maybe that's all that yours needs. 1 Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted November 25, 2008 Report Posted November 25, 2008 Brian, While looking for another picture I ran across this one of the wiper motor I had out of a 52 DeSoto. Yours should look about the same, if not the same. When I said remove the two end caps, I was talking about the ends where the arms are attached. Remove that and you'll find the gears and that's what probably needs cleaning and new grease applied. You'll see the screws to remove when you look at your motor. Quote
thrashingcows Posted May 15, 2013 Report Posted May 15, 2013 Since your wiper motor is broken anyway, why not try and fix it yourself? You can't hurt something if it's already broke. I had a frozen 52 DeSoto wiper motor a few years ago that was stuck when I got it. Took it out of a parts car. Took the end caps off, cleaned out all the dirty grease, put on a little penetrating oil and worked it by hand to get it free. Then greased it up again and put it back together. Worked good after that. Maybe that's all that yours needs. Brian, While looking for another picture I ran across this one of the wiper motor I had out of a 52 DeSoto. Yours should look about the same, if not the same. When I said remove the two end caps, I was talking about the ends where the arms are attached. Remove that and you'll find the gears and that's what probably needs cleaning and new grease applied. You'll see the screws to remove when you look at your motor. Wondering what type of grease you used? I need to clean and re-grease the electric wiper assembly in the 48 Desoto before it goes back in. Quote
Desotodav Posted May 15, 2013 Report Posted May 15, 2013 We used poly-coat black graphite grease in my truck wiper motor as it's a good lubricant that never goes hard. Link to recent wiper motor thread discussion on the truck side... http://mopar.pairserver.com/p15d24ph_forum/topic/32844-windshield-wiper-motor/?hl=%2Bwiper+%2Bmotor . Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 15, 2013 Report Posted May 15, 2013 Wondering what type of grease you used? I need to clean and re-grease the electric wiper assembly in the 48 Desoto before it goes back in. I am not sure what lubrication Norms Coupe used and he is no longer with us to answer. However I have used Lubriplate is similar applications with success. http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/products/l_311001003_1.jpg Quote
thrashingcows Posted May 15, 2013 Report Posted May 15, 2013 Thank you very much guys....I appreciate the input. I knew it couldn't be just simple bearing grease...that poor motor would not be able to work in the winter when that grease is cold.... Quote
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