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In this Discussion
- 53_chevy_owner August 2010
- Jon B August 2010
- Oldcar_Mechanic August 2010
1953 chevy window wiper motor frozen
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Hey everyone,
whats the best way to free up the old wiper motor, its been raining nonstop and i have no wipers, just good ol rain x lol, thanks -
Your wiper motor should be vacumm operated. Are you sure that it is frozen? Usually the wiper diaphram inside is the thing that goes bad. Also are you sure that you are geting good vacumm to the motor?
Also I have seen where the cables that run the transmissions under the dash come off or get frozen.
Ron -
yes it is vacuum, i have the 3 on the tree, the guy said something about the cable but the cable works fine, i heard something about taking the motor off and soaking it in kerosene
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So, are you saying that when the knob is turned to turn the wipers on, you can see the slide on the wiper motor move it's full amount?
I've always sent these to Walsh Wiper to have him rebuild them.
Ron -
Wiperman.com is another long-time wiper rebuilder. He's charging somewhere near $100 though, you might actually find a NOS one on Ebay. I did, for my 1937 automobile, this summer -- for only $45!
If there's good vacuum in the rubber hose to the wiper, and the on-off switch on the wiper is working okay, then remove the wiper and get a bottle of Neats Foot Oil (a good shoe or leather supply store should have it -- or a good hardware store). Pour the oil into a shallow container and dip the inlet nozzle on the wiper motor (the one to which the hose was hooked) into the oil. Then, start turning the lever on the side of the wiper (the one that actually moves the wipers) back and forth. It will pull in some oil going one way, then maybe push a little oil back out the other way but if you work at it, you can fill it up eventually. This will soak into the leather seal within the wiper motor, and make it more supple. Leave it for a few days. Then drain the oil and hook it directly to the hose hanging down behind your dashboard, and start the car. If the motor works, you've been successful! If not, then seek another motor or have this one professionally rebuilt. Don't forget to plug the vacuum hose with a bolt or something, while the motor is out.
