[TR] Wiper motor mounting

[Brian Jones]

Ed,

I did this earlier this year, using a TRF kit. I don't remember it being all
that frustrating. As I recall, I put silicone spray lubricant around the
hole in the mounting plate and then rolled the rubber 'grommet' up like a
Taco and pushed its nose into the hole. I used a combination of needle nose
pliars to pull and an old (rounded) flat blade screwdriver to push the piece
into place. The rubber can take quite a bit of abuse and stretching.

Brian

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Ed Woods <fogbro1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> List,
>
> I've purchased a new wiper motor mounting kit which, of course, includes
> the
> three rubber bushings that are supposed to occupy the three holes in the
> steel
> plate under the wiper motor. Same kit for TR3, 4, 250, 6 and probably
> others.
> Back in the days of Lucas and Lucas parts I can recall installing these
> bushings w/o a whole lot of cussing. Well, today, the air was blue, but to
> no
> avail. All I managed to do was to scratch some new paintwork.
>
> Has anyone on the list installed these bushings recently (recently as in
> non
> Lucas)? What's the secret to installing them with a minimum of damage to
> paint, tools and as little blood as possible?
>
> TIA,
>
> Ed Woods
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