I didn't realise that mini wipers actually worked
I thought that they were there only for the Bling of the chrome 
Besides that I've got nothing. Wouldn;'t it be easier to buy a new one for only a few bucks?
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| Author: | matt850 [ Wed May 07, 2008 7:05 pm ] |
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I removed the worm screw drive from my wipers today to solve a "lazy" passenger wiper. The final drive cog appeared to be worn so i aquired a 2nd hand one which was in A1 condition and fitted it all back together. Now the wipers are reluctant to swipe the screen at all, even when wet. What have I missed, did I not use enough grease ? When I lift the blades off the screen they swipe perfectly. Any ideas ? I was going to pull it all out again tomorrow and give it a bath in kero and re-grease it with alight weight grease. ???????? |
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| Author: | brett [ Wed May 07, 2008 7:12 pm ] |
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I didn't realise that mini wipers actually worked I thought that they were there only for the Bling of the chrome
Besides that I've got nothing. Wouldn;'t it be easier to buy a new one for only a few bucks? |
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| Author: | albino235 [ Wed May 07, 2008 8:43 pm ] |
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What sort of wiper motor is it? I had similar trouble with an early 850 wiper motor after I replaced the brushes and re greased it but that was the brushes not seating properly... Did you fully take it apart? It may be a the armature misaligned and not wanting to turn... |
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| Author: | matt850 [ Wed May 07, 2008 10:36 pm ] |
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I only took the back plate off and removed the worm screw. Given it is a rotar motor I am not clear on how the aramture could be out. Again, when the wipers are not on the glass they work perfectly.????? |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Wed May 07, 2008 10:43 pm ] |
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brett wrote: I didn't realise that mini wipers actually worked
I thought that they were there only for the Bling of the chrome Besides that I've got nothing. Wouldn;'t it be easier to buy a new one for only a few bucks? yours has chrome!
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Wed May 07, 2008 10:58 pm ] |
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I know it sux when you try to fix something & it ends up worse 
If you removed the motor, maybe the rack cable is misaligned and is now binding somewhere? The early motors were not really that powerful anyway and after all these years, the magnets in them have probably lost their gauss/magnetism or WTF its called. |
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| Author: | MINImal effort [ Wed May 07, 2008 11:11 pm ] |
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Quote: I was going to pull it all out again tomorrow and give it a bath in kero
Great idea.... When I bought my race car the wipers were similalry stuck... thought the motor was stuffed ... but when disconnected and tested was fine... After cleaning up as you describe..... now works beautifully.... basically clean off any old grease you can - including in the "tube".... It's a messy process!! <edit> This is the wiper worm screw, tube and wheel boxes..... (not the motor) .. just to be clear 
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| Author: | Gerry [ Thu May 08, 2008 10:56 am ] |
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I keep a rag in the car and when it rains, i open the window, and as i drive i systematically reach out and wipe the screen in front of me so i can see where i go. |
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| Author: | bill.b [ Thu May 08, 2008 2:33 pm ] |
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rain X works a treat, u dont even need wipers, normally they just make things worse anyway, fater you go the more the water beeds and runs off. ingenious! 
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Thu May 08, 2008 7:03 pm ] |
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bill.b wrote: rain X works a treat, u dont even need wipers, normally they just make things worse anyway, fater you go the more the water beeds and runs off.
ingenious! ive heard this is excellent but was told it was illegal, plus i got find the product here anymore. where can you get it from |
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| Author: | Caponix [ Thu May 08, 2008 8:57 pm ] |
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yeah i've only got a tiny bit left at home....went to find some more but no go as well! 
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| Author: | Hanra [ Thu May 08, 2008 9:01 pm ] |
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tinymorris1969 wrote: bill.b wrote: rain X works a treat, u dont even need wipers, normally they just make things worse anyway, fater you go the more the water beeds and runs off. ingenious! ive heard this is excellent but was told it was illegal, plus i got find the product here anymore. where can you get it from Joe....Seriously... Why would you think its illegal to apply Rain X to your windscreen? Did a lepricorn tell you that? Got to Autobarn, they will have plenty of it, i bought some on Sunday. |
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| Author: | tinymorris1969 [ Thu May 08, 2008 10:28 pm ] |
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man hanra seriously i have been to repco, peps, autobarn and even a place called budget parts and nothing. they told me you werent allowed to use it and they dont stock it anymore. dont know why though. i seriously cant find it in sydney anyway, if someone in sydney can find it let me know |
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| Author: | sgc [ Thu May 08, 2008 10:33 pm ] |
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I find Rain-X isn't that great on a Mini anyway, the windscreen is too vertical. In newer cars with more screen rake, the rain blows off far more easily and at lower speeds, where in a Mini you've gotta be doing warp speed. I don't have any trouble buying it in Melbourne, btw.. |
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| Author: | Hanra [ Fri May 09, 2008 7:07 am ] |
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When did you guys last get rain? Perhaps they have pulled it off the shelves cause it never rains down there? Thus, they dont sell much of it. I found it worked well on a Mini screen, yrs ago my motor failed and during the time it took to locate and replace mine, all i had was rain x. |
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