[TR] Replacing wiper motor brushes

[Don Hiscock]

A recent thread on the TR Register Forum has talked about rebuilding Lucas
wiper motors, with a number of photographs through the rebuilding process.
http://www.tr-register.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/45402-rebuilding-a-wiper-motor/



On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 6:44 PM, Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote:

> List,
> Hopefully someone out there has done this before but here goes..
> I just recently tried my wiper motor for the first time in my TR4A and it
> worked fine until I installed the wiper blades (or should I say blade)
> when I
> discovered the motor didn't have enough muscle to work the blade.
> I checked the force required to run the cable back and forth and it seems
> to
> be about 5 pounds which is supposed to be normal?
> Anyway, looking at what else could be my problem, I noticed that the
> brushes
> in the motor were pretty worn so I ordered a new set from TRF and I got the
> brushes. Five sides are smooth and one has little slots cut in it which are
> about .020 - .030 deep.
> I have two questions;
> 1. What would be a good way to secure the brushes to the little arms that
> hold
> them?
>      Needs to be conductive....
> 2. Would I be able to use a small piece of emory cloth or very fine
> sandpaper
> wrapped around the armature to seat in the brushes?
>
> Thanks!
> Dave Connitt
> '67 TR4A
> http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a
>
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