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Author:  The Toolman [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Wiper question
Just wondering if the wiper motor (1 Speed) in my 69 Roundie is supposed to auto park, as it doesn't, and its a real pain.

Cheers

Mat
Author:  sherman67 [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:09 pm ]
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matt sorry to say but no they dont auto park and yer it is a bit of a pain but yer its not all that bad
Author:  Bromley [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:09 pm ]
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Yes
Mine does anyway.

Edit: I actually always turn it off on the down motion - maybe it doesn't????
Author:  Mike_Byron [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:12 pm ]
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I wouldnt know as Gulgong has just slipped back into drought and i dont think i have driven the mini i have owned for 13 years in the rain.

Not only dont they self park ?????? do they actually have wipers ????
Author:  h0nk [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:13 pm ]
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My 67 deluxe self parks? Maybe the motor is from a later mini? It's still only a single speed.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:18 pm ]
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They are ALL supposed to self-park, except 850 with the old square motor.
Not that they do after 35-40 years... :wink:
The round motor came in around 1968, had single speed and park. They went to 2 speed and park in 1971, last of the Cooper S got the 2 speed motor. Maybe last Ks too, I'm not sure there.
Author:  The Toolman [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:36 pm ]
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Thanks for the reply's, I'm sure I'll get used to it the way it is, I was more worried about the upcoming RWC inspection, would this fail the test the way it is?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:39 pm ]
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It depends who tests it. One of our cars doesn't park either, I just park it manually while they watch from outside. :wink:
Author:  clubmn [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:00 pm ]
Post subject:  mm
Can a duel speed 76 mdl wiper motor fit on an early car?
As the pivit points are in a differant possy, the motors travel is longer, therefore the blades would travel 2 far and would rub on the body right?

Is there anything that can be done?
Also the mounts would not line up aswell?
Author:  JC [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:15 pm ]
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I Believe there is something you can do to the later morris 2sp self parking motor. Apparently you remove the cog from the early one and fit it to the later one giving you a 2 speed self-parking later model wiper motor that covers the area as the early ones.
Author:  clubmn [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:18 pm ]
Post subject:  mini
I thought there must be somthing Thanks? DOC, any imput?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:46 pm ]
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I happen to have an early car with early RH park wipers and a Clubby 2 speed motor. Park doesn't work, and if it did, would be on the wrong side. :lol:
Yes they sweep 180*, I've got to fix it somehow.
One way would be swap the wheelboxes, but I dunno if the late ones fit into the early scuttle.
Another would be refit an early motor. I did a mod to get 2 speeds from one of these, years ago. It involved putting a resistor in series with the field circuit.
Can't remember the value, but it worked good.
Author:  clubmn [ Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  mm
thanks for that....
Author:  The Toolman [ Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:32 pm ]
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I pulled to wiper motor out today to see why it wouldn't park, when I unscrewed the teminal block on the back, I found that where the little contacts touch the ring on the back of the large cog, they were all clogged with old hard grease, I gave it all a clean, and it now parks perfectly :D
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