Wiper motor help
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Burning Brakes
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Wiper motor help
Alright guys.. sorry I can't post these pics on the forum directly but they're too big and I don't even have microsoft paint on this POS computer - so please take a look and tell me what you think.
Pic 1
Pic 2
How can I test to see if it works?
Are the ones at Autozone any good - what should I look for (I think I once read that the 71's had some sort of other wires to it)
Should I go get a remanufactured one - do these last very long?
Thanks for the help in advance guys!
- Michael
Pic 1
Pic 2
How can I test to see if it works?
Are the ones at Autozone any good - what should I look for (I think I once read that the 71's had some sort of other wires to it)
Should I go get a remanufactured one - do these last very long?
Thanks for the help in advance guys!
- Michael
Racer
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49-152 is the Napa part number. its made by Rayloc and they usually come in a flat gray color which i dont like that much. i plan on painting mine flat black. they seem to work great and if something goes wrong u can always just bring it back and get a new one.
Burning Brakes
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I put in a rebuilt motor last Friday night. I didn't need to test the old one very much since it smoked when I hooked up the switch. Rebuilt was $50 from a discount place with a $3 core refund. So far so good.
Burning Brakes
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There is an "extra" terminal apart from the three-terminal connector on my '76. This is a ground lead, and when I bought the rebuilt motor, it came without a cover, so I had to transfer the old plastic cover over to the new one, and also had to connect a copper strip to the motor body so that the "extra" terminal would provide a ground to this part as well. Is this is the "extra" wire you are referring to?
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by markdtn
68-72 have an extra wire due to the wiper door. It is red and goes to the plug off the wiper door switch on the upper firewall.
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by majic1984
This is the one I was referring to - do the ones at napa or autozone have this wire?
SEMPER FI--1970 Dave
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Originally Posted by majic1984
This is the one I was referring to - do the ones at napa or autozone have this wire?
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by 1970 Dave
No, not unless your NAPA store carries a different one than it carries here--tis the wire to run the limit switch--to hold the wiper motor until the wiper door is fully opened. I don't believe its a mass produced part.
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If anyone comes up with a part number for the wiper motor with the wiper door switch wire from a national chain let me know. I need to replace mine also since the magic smoke came out of it a few years ago. 
I have a 1971 also.
Thanks
John
I have a 1971 also.Thanks
John
Pro
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I don't know if this is any help at all for a '71, but I put a wiper motor from a 1980 or around that year Monte Carlo on my '80 and it fits perfectly and works great with all of the settings from the switch. I put this on during my salad days in the early nineties. For whatever this is worth!
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by 68/70Vette
Maybe it's too expensive an option, but you can have the wiper assembly repaired/restored. I had mine done by Paragon. It cost $250.
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Originally Posted by surfshark
I don't know if this is any help at all for a '71, but I put a wiper motor from a 1980 or around that year Monte Carlo on my '80 and it fits perfectly and works great with all of the settings from the switch. I put this on during my salad days in the early nineties. For whatever this is worth!
Racer
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I recently bought a wiper motor for my '68. It matched perfectly. Had all the right ground connections and all. It was a rebuilt from AutoZone and was about $55. They do a pretty lousy paint job on these, and the paint was flaking off before I even had the motor mounted. Oh well. It was still well worth it to see that wiper door go up and down!
Autozone part # 40-152.
Good luck.
~Rich
Autozone part # 40-152.
Good luck.
~Rich
Last edited by 68sbShark; Apr 19, 2005 at 11:21 AM.
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Originally Posted by 68sbShark
I recently bought a wiper motor for my '68. It matched perfectly. Had all the right ground connections and all. It was a rebuilt from AutoZone and was about $55. They do a pretty lousy paint job on these, and the paint was flaking off before I even had the motor mounted. Oh well. It was still well worth it to see that wiper door go up and down!
Autozone part # 40-152.
Good luck.
~Rich
Autozone part # 40-152.
Good luck.
~Rich
Melting Slicks
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Four years ago, when I bought my 72 I thought the wiper motor went bad on it. I checked at Advance Auto and they had the correct wiper motor, with the correct wire for the wiper door for around $70. The only difference was it was blue. The same shade of blue that your wipre motor is. I bought this thing, it plugged in normally and then I discovered my wiper door switch was out of adjustment. I had intended to strip the blue paint off of the AA unit and leave it natural aluminum so that it looked original.
Gary
Gary
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Originally Posted by majic1984
Alright guys.. sorry I can't post these pics on the forum directly but they're too big and I don't even have microsoft paint on this POS computer - so please take a look and tell me what you think.
Pic 1
Pic 2
How can I test to see if it works?
Are the ones at Autozone any good - what should I look for (I think I once read that the 71's had some sort of other wires to it)
Should I go get a remanufactured one - do these last very long?
Thanks for the help in advance guys!
- Michael
Pic 1
Pic 2
How can I test to see if it works?
Are the ones at Autozone any good - what should I look for (I think I once read that the 71's had some sort of other wires to it)
Should I go get a remanufactured one - do these last very long?
Thanks for the help in advance guys!
- Michael
Gary