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Willami
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Joined: January 14th, 2009, 11:44 pm
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Location: West Country, England
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 Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages Hi
my wiper motor is currently exposed and whilst this is the case it has occurred to me i should maintain it - if indeed this is necessary???
do i grease the linkages?
squirt stuff here, squirt stuff there?
they work fine, but i thought i'd take the opportunity whilst the dash is off
and they are being used lots at the moment...
thanks and Joyeux Noel!!
Will
p.s. - really will make more effort in 2010 to attend some rallies etc.
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bertiewhite
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Joined: January 18th, 2009, 3:58 pm
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Location: Lincolnshire
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Re: Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages Willami wrote: Hi
my wiper motor is currently exposed and whilst this is the case it has occurred to me i should maintain it - if indeed this is necessary???
do i grease the linkages?
squirt stuff here, squirt stuff there?
My linkages were quite stiff when I first got the car so I took the lot out, cleaned it up and greased any joints and it was fine. So I'd say "definately yes"
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toomany2cvs
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Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm
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Re: Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages Willami wrote: do i grease the linkages?
squirt stuff here, squirt stuff there? Take it apart. There's a gearbox on the front of the actual motor. Clean the old earwax out, and fill with fresh grease. You'll be amazed at the difference!
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Willami
Firing on two.
Joined: January 14th, 2009, 11:44 pm
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Location: West Country, England
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Re: Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages toomany2cvs wrote: Willami wrote: do i grease the linkages?
squirt stuff here, squirt stuff there? Take it apart. There's a gearbox on the front of the actual motor. Clean the old earwax out, and fill with fresh grease. You'll be amazed at the difference! cheers for that - another job for the list. do i just un-bolt it from the windscreen surround to get to the gearbox?
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RichardM
Joined: August 22nd, 2009, 12:37 pm
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Re: Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages There was an article in the 2cvgb mag a couple of months ago,regarding servicing the older type of wiper motor.
Serviced the one on the Dyane and a spare,quite straight forward.
Could scan a copy and E mail if you like.
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| December 30th, 2009, 11:36 pm |
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Willami
Firing on two.
Joined: January 14th, 2009, 11:44 pm
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Re: Maintaining cheese-grater wiper motor & linkages thanks richard - i saw that article and very useful it is - it's getting it off the linkages / windscreen surround that's bothering me - they are held on in a strange way on the Ami - can't ell if it's to captive nuts or not??? Russ???
cheers will
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