[TR] TR3 wiper motor

[Hans de Ferrante]

> red wire is very
> long and looks like it has to come out of the motor on the
> left side where the
> hot wires connect to.. the red wire is considerably
> longer than mine on
> TS41366.
> i cant find a hole on the right side of the assembly to route the red
> wire
> through.
> was this a later modification?

Frank,

My TR3A is a 1961, TS81000 +. It has a hole for the  red wire to pass  
through just above where the gear box is attached to the motor  
(between the motor and gear box) I can send a pic if you want. The  
brushes where still in good shape when I overhauled the motor so I re- 
installed the originals; I can't remember seeing any V-groves. I may  
have some pics showing the original brushes.

Hans




On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:06 AM, Frank Fisher wrote:

> he is pretty sure its original to the car.
> car was purchased by his father in
> mid 60's when it was a couple years old and
> was given to him for high school.
> to all extents it looks exactly like my wiper motor and all other  
> TR3 motors.
> except for the routing of the red wire
> frank
> ________________________________
> From: "wbeech at flash.net" <wbeech at flash.net>
> To: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>; triumphs at autox.team.net
> Sent: Thu,
> October 21, 2010 3:17:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 wiper motor
>
> Frank,
> I went
> through a lot of pictures when I rebuilt mine last year and don't
> recall any
> with the park wire running externally.  They all went through the
> housing and
> out the little hole as you describe.  Can you friend be sure
> that his is the
> original motor to the car?
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Frank Fisher
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:44 PM
> To:
> triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] TR3 wiper motor
>
> looking at a wiper
> motor rebuild for my buddy.
> his car is late TR3 1962ish
> all
> of the wiper
> motors i have seen have the red wire that goes to the round
> circle thing (that
> controls the park placement) come out of the body of the
> wiper motor on its
> right side as you look at it from the front of the car.
> his
> red wire is very
> long and looks like it has to come out of the motor on the
> left side where the
> hot wires connect to.. the red wire is considerably
> longer than mine on
> TS41366.
> i cant find a hole on the right side of the assembly to route the red
> wire
> through.
> was this a later modification?
> motor was already
> in pieces when
> it was entrusted to me to rebuild.
>
> also when replacing the
> bushes. the new
> bushes have small "V" groves cut in them.
> groves to the
> commutator or to the
> housing?
> if groves to the commutator are they parallel or perpendicular to the
> groves
> of the commutator?
>
> thanks Frank
>
> photos
> available if you need to see
> them.
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