Vacuum Wper Woes - 31 Roadster

[Thom IV]

Fellow Ford Barners:

Need some guidance on getting my wiper motor to function. Have taken it apart and cleaned it well and greased it. When you turn it on, with a little nudge the paddle will swing about half way. When you turn it off, it turns to its' off position with a strong movement. Believe problem lies in the movement control mechanism.

Does anyone have diagrams of the wiper motor that show location of parts?


Thanks in Advance

 

[Dick Deegan]

Thom;

Do a search vof "Vacuum wipers". There is a lot of information there and some good fixes.

Dick

 

[glenn in camino]

I hope so because I need to work on mine.

 

[peters180a/170b]

Might be what is called the DOG BONE. Not set right it will only go 1/2 way. Only my guess.

 

[30Tudor]

Not sure how well this will show up...

 

[Dick Deegan]

Thom;

The item that really worked for me was the use of silicone grease on the paddle. Mine did exactly the same as yours and after several rebuilds, use of ATF, 3 in 1 oil, etc etc, the wiper would work for a short while and then stop again. The silicone grease cured that, but I do think that I will get it professionally rebuilt soon.

Dick

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Also look over the felt tubular thing...it can become indented and so allow a bit of over-travel.
At fleamarkets, old, dirty, unidentified wiper motors can be dirt cheap...buy a couple that are same general age and body size as yours both as assembly guides and potential parts donors.