Barry Kemp Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think I've just done something stupid! I was re-connecting the wiper motor after a bit of a clean-up and re- connected the battery when the wiper switch was on. Result, wiper motor no longer wants to work. Since there is no fuse is this likely to be fatal? Is there anything that can be done to fix the motor? New ones are pretty expensive. Thanks. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 There are two types both are serviceable have you disturbed or not connected it correctly undo the screws that hold the gear cover , undo the sleeve nut to disconnecf the pipe , remove the cover and lift the rack off its spigot on the gear wheel check the sweep arm contact is clean and intact if you undo the motor case screws you can check the brushes but beware these are sprung and wont refit back over the communtator without some fiddling, some you can lock the brushes back with a eg paper clip or stiff wire Let us know what you find as there are a few special suppliers of parts for these I can suggest pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Kemp Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks Pete, It was working fine up until I re-connected the battery with the switch left on, so I know the motor is wired correctly . Assuming the damage was caused when it was powered up , what is most likely to be damaged and how will it appear? Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Is it really not fused? I know my GT6 headlights aren't (they will be soon!) So is this another Triumph technical oversight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Kemp Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 That's right...no fuses at all in early Heralds. I think they went crazy on 13/60's and fitted one fuse. Bless them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 The wiper motor is permanently live, with the current broken by the park mechanism or the switch. Even if you wire it back to front - as I've done - this melted the loom and the motor was ok afterwards. I'd be surprised if merely reconnecting it while switched on has caused any serious damage; it may be just the mechanism sticking, especially the wiper cable mechanism which can sometimes stick at a point where it doesn't want to go backwards or forwards. Remove the motor from the wiper assembly and make sure the wipers themselves are moving smoothly under hand pressure. Once you get them moving freely again the motor might just start to work normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 take it off and bench test it. Theres really not much to go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now