Hi Nick,
Just received a note from Randall Young that pointed me in this direction,
so I went up and checked the road car, and you are right! There's a cover
and screws that give access to the cable anchor point!
Thanks for the tip!
Tony
At 02:00 PM 5/29/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Tony, you shouldn't have to cut the cable.
>-dismount the motor from the bulkhead (two bolts/screws)
>-flip it over to reveal a plate that covers the "arm"
>-remove the plate (4 screws I think)
>-dis-engage the cable from the cog (lift the leg at the end of the cable out
>of its hole).
>This is from memory, but should help.
>Regards and good luck.
>
>Nick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Gordon [mailto:tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us]
>Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 12:16 PM
>To: spitfirest@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: 80 Spit wiper motor problem
>
>
>
>Having now got a parts car for the first time - many thanks to Tom Ambrose
>(shipwrights occurs pretty quickly in this world, doesn't it!), we're
>having difficulty in getting some needed bits off the old car ... any
>suggestions on how to remove the drive cable from the wiper motor? The nut
>undid very easily, and the inner drive cable is well- lubed and looks in
>good shape but does not wnat to come out of the gearbox at all. I'm a bit
>nervous about cutting the cable just in case the one on the "road" car
>doesn't come out either!
>
>TIA
>
>Tony Gordon
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