[Healeys] Windscreen wiper problem

[Derek Job]

Thanks Josef, I'll check that out.

 I'll leave the cable attached to the motor and remove the motor from its
mounts so I can draw the cable from under the dash and access the right
hand wiper box.

Derek



On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:28 PM, <Josef.Eckert at t-systems.com> wrote:

> Hi Derek,
> Adding to Andy`s reply you can just move the toothed wheel 180 degrees, as
> only one half of the wheel is realy used. So you have the good other half
> of
> the toothed wheel. So firstly no need to buy a new wheel box.
> Cheers
>
> Josef Eckert
>
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> Auftrag von andy pole
> Gesendet: Freitag, 3. August 2012 21:15
> An: derek.c.job at gmail.com; healeys at autox.team.net
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Windscreen wiper problem
>
> Hi Derek
> It will be the toothed wheel in the wiper box, the metal is quite soft and
> you
> will find a couple of teeth missing the only ones used out of about 7.
> You should be able to see from inside the car. There are 2 screws that
> holds a
> plate on the back of the wheel box to sandwich the spiral drive cable, so
> you
> can do it without removing motor / drive gear. Make sure you get the right
> wheel box as they had different amounts of teeth if you buy of eBay or
> other
> than a healey specialist, cheers andy
>
> > Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:04:11 +0100
> > From: derek.c.job at gmail.com
> > To: Healeys at autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Healeys] Windscreen wiper problem
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have a problem with the drivers side wiper (RHD). Passenger wiper
> > works fine but the drivers side doesn't move in it's arc. I removed
> > the wiper and taped a cable tie to the spindle and it proscribes its
> > correct arc. The problem appears to be the resistance of the wiper on
> > the screen is overpowering part of the system. I was able to determine
> > that it was not the spindle slipping inside of the base of the wiper
> > arm so the problem must be in the wheel box, which may need replacing.
> > I am in the process of removing the rack. I have unscrewed the
> > connecting ring at the motor but that does not rease the cable. Is
> > that held in place by screw or bolt or something/
> >
> > Derek
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