Am I the only one who didn't know that re-greasing the inside of the wiper motors makes them work like new?
Now I just have to figure out how to keep the blades from crashing into each other and stopping. :mad:
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Am I the only one who didn't know that re-greasing the inside of the wiper motors makes them work like new?
Now I just have to figure out how to keep the blades from crashing into each other and stopping. :mad:
most likely not...but hey, you probably know stuff I dont...this is where we share what we have learned from others...glad you learned more about the truck...thats why we are here!
Great info. I had no idea but makes perfect sense. Thanks!
I had bought my Truck in Dec of 2018. I've not had time to do anything with it since it was unload in the driveway with the back axle torn apart. I have been looking at the windshield wipers and wondering how they worked. These are only vacuum? Do they both go on together or can the one work while the other is parked? I've noticed the vacuum wipers don't usually work very well, is there something better out there?
Know stuff you don't? Noooottt liiikelllyyyy... [emoji1]Quote:
Originally Posted by brute4c
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In my case, redistributing the grease made a huge difference on one side, removing parts of an insect nest in the switching compartment fixed the other one.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhartings
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Yes, they're only vacuum, they work at the same time, but not synchronized. That's why I'm having collision problems, I think I made the arms too long. The motors could work one at a time, but that would require another switch. There's a good thread on this site about an electric motor upgrade, but I wasn't able to find it quickly to add it here. I'm going to give these motors another chance before looking at that option again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeep_Heaven
Glad that you have one in the driveway, that's the only way to start! [emoji846]
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Found it! http://m715zone.com/vb/showthread.ph...lectric+wipers
Should be 12 inch blades and shouldnt be hitting each other...
I'll have to measure them. I didn't think they were that long. I'll shorten the arms back to where they were and try again. Maybe I have the wrong arms.
Thanks!
Can you please tell me what all was involved in greasing the motors? Mine aren't working as well as they should and I figured I'd give this a shot first. Can they be taken apart and greased while attached to the windshield? I didn't want to crack one open and have springs and whatnot flying all over the place, been there, done that, don't want to revisit.
Thank you.
I'll try to post this from my phone. Not sure how well it will work...
The trick will be whether you can remove the 6 top screws.
First remove the switching unit cover. Be careful with the gasket!
(First picture)
Then the 6 top screws
(Second picture)
You'll probably see a bit more grease built up at the top of the paddle swing on both sides. This one is very dry.
(Picture 3 and 4)
If it's dry, add some grease. Just smear a light coat all over the inside until the paddle has what you think is enough resistance. If there's enough already, just use it instead.
Last picture, the top gasket. Also something to be careful with.
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I popped one open when I replaced my windshield. There are springs, but usually you won't need to take it apart so deeply.
The thing to be careful of is the very thin paper gasket that might tear if you aren't super-careful.
Scrape the old, overly-viscous and gelatinous oil out of the wells, and replace with oil or very thin grease. Somebody once suggested to me vegetable oil, but I'd only use that in an emergency I think. It attracts bears...creating more of an emergency. haha
That's how my life turns out sometimes.
Bears... haha!
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I had an old mechanic tell me a few years ago to use Vaseline in these wipers.
Vegetable oil might attract hippies too. Lots of vegetarians in California.
That might be just the thing. Pretty close, anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by bmac6026
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I'm not sure the smell of vegetable oil carries very far unless it's hot enough to fry doughnuts. I wouldn't mix it patchouli though. [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by plumas.placer.miner
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Up where my claims are, near the Pacific Crest Trail in the high Sierras, the bears could easily come into camp because we are 1/2 mile away down in a steep canyon all day. My camp is unoccupied during the day so critters can have their way with anything. If they walk next to the M715, they might smell the (vegetable haha) oil and rip open the door. I stay up there for weeks on end in the Summer and sometimes we don't see a single person for two weeks. My claims are very remote and hard to get to. We camp almost at the end of an old, seldom travelled mining road. There are cats up there too, but I have never seen one. I have seen cat sign however.
The only thing that keeps bears out of camp are my dogs. The dogs mark a large perimeter around camp so bears haven't come into camp... yet. That's why I have these dogs.
For the hippies and tweekers, I just place one .44 Mag cartridge on the side table of a camp chair and place it on the road in front of camp. I also have game cameras posted in strategic places.
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That's cool! Except for the 'bears' part. :)
Well, sorry to be off topic. I have a tendency to do that sometimes. The non-linear mind is oft challenging to manage. In my work it's an asset (computer graphics education), in other areas of my life, not so much...sometimes.
Anyway, when I cracked open my wiper motors, I did notice some very viscous lubricant. It looked like petroleum jelly, and I assumed it was oil that had been aged so much that it jelled or stiffened or something. So, i did a little prelim research and people were talking about this or that, and one mentioned vegetable oil. That's what took me to the outer limits in bear country. haha.
You folks know I am an artist..right? I used to be an animator in Hollywood. True Dat. Anyway, I think "animation thinking" is the culprit here.
I vehemently deny any involvement. haha