[TR] Wiper Motor Mounts

[David Friedlander]

Thanks, Tom and Randall. We may be on to something here.
Cutting the bushings and rejoining them with the bolts has
got to be a far simpler and less frustrating approach...

Thanks all!

Dave

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 4:48 PM Thomas Fansher <tfansher at comcast.net> wrote:

> I cut them just below the “top cap” so that the shoulder still fit in the
> metal mount. The bolts held them together. Worked for me
> Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 6, 2018, at 11:02 AM, David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all!
>
> I have rebuilt the wiper motor on my TR3 and refinished the paint
> on the motor mounting bracket. As you many know, the bracket has
> three holes in it, into which rubber mounts are installed. The Moss
> illustration of these three mounts is at
> https://mossmotors.com/mounting-kit?assoc=41630
>
> Has anyone installed this kit, replacing the old, corroded rubber
> mounts? I got my old ones out easily enough but can't seem to
> come up with a way to install the new ones. The diameter of the
> rubber mount bushings vs. the diameter of the three holes gotta
> make you wonder how they get installed..... I've even tried dunking
> the rubber bushings in boiling water but no success.
>
> Ideas? Thoughts?  Thanks!!
>
> Dave Friedlander
> '59 TR3A
>
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