wiper mtr testing
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Drifting
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From: Dixon California
wiper mtr testing
Engine out ..bay painted new wiring in w/ new R-59 battery...wipers worked fine before I changed the raido...have stock raido back in and it's ground wire is attached..
If I have to Remove the wiper mtr..I'll have it reconditioned...but if I can test the motor first.... with some directions on how to test it WHILE IT'S STILL IN THE CAR...any Members can give electrically challenged personHOW TO TEST THE MOTOR WITH OUT THE WIRING HARNESS HOOK UP FROM MTR...i DID TEST FIT THE PLUGS FROM THE DASH TO THE WIPER MOTOR ...YOUR THOUGHTS..
BLUZROCKER
If I have to Remove the wiper mtr..I'll have it reconditioned...but if I can test the motor first.... with some directions on how to test it WHILE IT'S STILL IN THE CAR...any Members can give electrically challenged personHOW TO TEST THE MOTOR WITH OUT THE WIRING HARNESS HOOK UP FROM MTR...i DID TEST FIT THE PLUGS FROM THE DASH TO THE WIPER MOTOR ...YOUR THOUGHTS..
BLUZROCKER
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Willcox Wiper Motor Repair Diagrams
Tom, check out one of our vendors sites, Willcox. They have a number of tech articles including one on midyear wiper motor testing. Even with the wiper motor out of the car, this might help to understand which leads to connect to for test purposes.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...7_for_site.pdf
Mike T.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/instructi...7_for_site.pdf
Mike T.
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Drifting
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From: Dixon California
Mike,
Tx for the tip on where to go...you da man ...w/ address to navigate myself to the site.
this will be a time save and great resource to determine what the status is..
Tom
Tx for the tip on where to go...you da man ...w/ address to navigate myself to the site.
this will be a time save and great resource to determine what the status is..
Tom
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Gets easier Tom... The videos
Bench Testing a 63-67 Wiper motor Ver 1
Bench Testing a 63-67 Wiper motor Ver 2
Bench Testing a 63-67 Wiper motor Ver 1
Bench Testing a 63-67 Wiper motor Ver 2
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I am a newbee having just purchased a 1961 C1 last year. We were at a car show on September 1 and got caught in a rain storm trying to get home and tried to use the wipers.
They worked intermittently and I could not seem to either get them to work or then shut off. Can some one explain the operation of this set up to me? I assume they are not just an electric motor operation and that the "switch" on the dash is not really a switch?
Can some one enlighten me?
Thanks
They worked intermittently and I could not seem to either get them to work or then shut off. Can some one explain the operation of this set up to me? I assume they are not just an electric motor operation and that the "switch" on the dash is not really a switch?
Can some one enlighten me?
Thanks
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I am a newbee having just purchased a 1961 C1 last year. We were at a car show on September 1 and got caught in a rain storm trying to get home and tried to use the wipers.
They worked intermittently and I could not seem to either get them to work or then shut off. Can some one explain the operation of this set up to me? I assume they are not just an electric motor operation and that the "switch" on the dash is not really a switch?
Can some one enlighten me?
Thanks
They worked intermittently and I could not seem to either get them to work or then shut off. Can some one explain the operation of this set up to me? I assume they are not just an electric motor operation and that the "switch" on the dash is not really a switch?
Can some one enlighten me?
Thanks
The 61 wiper switch simply moves a cable that is attached to the wiper motor at an off-white nylon block. Turning the switch moves the cable in and out, which moves the off-white nylon block back and forth, which trips the electrical contacts within the wiper on and off.
In post 2 of this thread http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...itch-help.html you will see a screw with a yellow arrow pointing at it. That screw is holding the cable in place.
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From the posts above mine, I would suggest looking at the nylon block on top of the wiper motor in the engine compartment. See if the cable from the dash is moving the switch on top of the motor. You may try and move it manually to see if you get any response also.
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