Early 1955 truck wiper motor

[Chris Wiehe]

Wipers are a no go. I took the motor out but can't seem to find one similar online. I've seen single motors but no dual. 

Should I just mount 2?

[Chris Wiehe]

And the search is on. May end up having to mount an individual one for each wiper.

[Jeff Balazs]

Why not try taking it apart and cleaning it up carefully? I got mine and a spare working just fine with a couple of hours work. This kind of stuff was made surprising well.......you might be surprised.

Jeff

[Chris Wiehe]

If I hook power straight to it I could tell if it was a switch issue. The little block next to the switch (relay) maybe. How would I test or should I try to find one to replace it? Can it be hooked to power without that?

[JBNeal]

If the gears are gummed up, the motor probably ain't gonna turn...

[ggdad1951]

motors can be rebuilt...any starter/alternator/geni rebuild place can rewind a motor.  

 

Check the switch and check your gears first.

 

There ARE places that sell old wiper set ups for the B series trucks, I'd bet for C as well.

[Jeff Balazs]

This set up looks almost identical to the B series unit. You probably need to take it apart carefully and clean out all the old dried out grease. I used Mobil 1 synthetic wheel bearing grease in mine and it has worked great in daily service for about 3 years. The switch can be taken apart and the contacts should be cleaned as well. Almost any motor can be repaired....but it isn't necessary most of the time. I picked up a complete spare on Ebay for mine and cleaned and rebuilt as well. When apart they are a little fiddly during reassembly so take pictures as you go.

Lots of people are kind of blown away when they find out that I drive my truck daily. I am not.....these trucks were made pretty darn well and with some careful work most everything on them can still be put back into regular service. Try that with the new stuff!

Mine sat as a derelict for 25 to 30 years....but it does just fine now.

Jeff

[Chris Wiehe]

Jeff what's the purpose of the little block before the switch. 

Thanks guys for vote to try and rebuild I'm gonna try that first now. I did pop the sides off and the grease looked little old and semi hard. Electricity isn't my thing, but trying to work with my boy sounds like a great father son project to tackle.