[number9]

Has anyone rebuilt their wiper motor and/or their washer pump motor themselves? I know there are services out there that rebuild them professionally, but I was wondering if this was in the realm of the DIY-er.

I've already got the motors off the car, and have repainted them and put new seals on the washer motor. But, the insides of things look pretty beaten up:

I have non-hidden wipers. I haven't done anything to the wiper motor, yet...

 

[Coppertop]

Hi Chris,

The washer pump you have is certainly in the realm of the DIY'er. It could definitely use some cleaning and lubrication to provide many more years of service and reduce the strain on the wiper motor itself.

If you can successfully rebuild a carburetor, you could rebuild your pump. If there is enough interest, maybe I could do a step-by-step. I won't make promises as that is pretty time consuming.

As far as the wiper MOTOR goes, that is definitely not for a newbie. I'm sorry but there are too many elements (soldering, cleaning, alignment, resistance and current checks, lubrication) to try "show" someone not familiar with the mechanism.

 

[number9]

Hi Chris,

The washer pump you have is certainly in the realm of the DIY'er. It could definitely use some cleaning and lubrication to provide many more years of service and reduce the strain on the wiper motor itself.

If you can successfully rebuild a carburetor, you could rebuild your pump. If there is enough interest, maybe I could do a step-by-step. I won't make promises as that is pretty time consuming.

As far as the wiper MOTOR goes, that is definitely not for a newbie. I'm sorry but there are too many elements (soldering, cleaning, alignment, resistance and current checks, lubrication) to try "show" someone not familiar with the mechanism.

Well, I've never tried to rebuild a carb, but I have tried to rebuild an alternator. And I probably did that wrong, as you posted an answer to my question as to what I messed up

The reason I'd like to take a look at the pump is that, apart from the outlet seals, it hasn't been run in many years. In fact, the pump was the only part of the system my car has had before I got it -- no lines, no nozzles, no reservoir!

I'd love to hear if you have suggestions on what to look at. Perhaps this weekend I'll try and put 12V to the terminals and see if it works at all. When I replaced the nozzles, I pushed on the plunger in the pump body and it seemed to move in and out freely.

 

[joe2maine]

Cheaper to buy a rebuilt from from Advance Auto. Hidden motor with new pump about ninty dollars and that's with a ten dollar core charge. I didn't turn in the old one, rebuilt it at a later date because it needed a new terminal block and it took me months to find the correct one.