Burning out left right center and I'm running out of good used. Only Cassis has new most likely reproduction but have not tried yet. First thing that spring in to my mind is:

Is it possible to reconditoned these motors or is it good night once the smoke pours out.

or
some attention to the spindles and linkages, clean out the solid ear wax in the gear box replace it with nice white lithium grease and a polish of the armiture before it goes up in smoke

S

Sure but try and tell a customer to pay for wiper motor service

Can anything be done once burned out? Bin?
Any sneaky folks around doing these things now days?

point them to the cassis website tell them they might as well order it now

"or i could just do a bit to it to keep it going for another 20 yrs"

Sean

The smoke's pouring out of the motor. The gearbox is the really 2cv-specific bit. I see no reason why not.

bet the motor and box arent even 2cv specific, its the relationship between bell crank and the spindle cranks that affect the arc of the wipers etc. wouldnt be surprised if Valeo just found something that was small enough to fit inside the lump in the "dash" that the old pepperpot recently vacated

saw something VERY familiar inside the talegate of the 106

@ Viking wouldnt be surprised if there was an "armature and motor rewinding service" in the nearest city with a decent industrial area
Sean

Haha I have nothing but cows around me or 80 clicks to Rennes and 70 to Vannes. Taken a few 2cv startes and alternators around to a few places but the prices they want is more than new
Complete rip off

This is what a burned out wiper motor looks like, caused by one wiper spindle not turning. All other connections, linkage etc were OK

Viking,to me that looks pretty shagged.

Pretty much f....d, bin time. As Sean mentioned, servicing the wiper linkage and wiper spindles will most properly see the motor go on forever but reality is somehow different. Not many folks pays attention to it. It like ''set it and forgot it''