I'm lucky in my job that I have time to tinker between customers or no shows. Came up with an old wiper motor so took it apart and got it working. Than out of boredom I put a little polish to it.
You're lucky to have gotten it working after taking it apart. I've disassembled a few and usually they don't go back together correctly. The seals on the paddle are usually toast. I sent one to Ficken Wiper Service and it works way better than it did originally. Yours looks pretty though.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Mine runs but won't shut off. WAG is that whatever seals off the vacuum is toast. The mechanism that the cable connects slides easy. From reading here, not sure I want to take mine apart. I might look into some kind of ball valve that will cut the vacuum off and be able to operate under dash. I currently have bigger issues with the truck to get it road worthy.
54 Chevy 3100 Deluxe 3 speed on column. Keeping original as possible but changed to 12 volt system. JB Weld..."I put that stuff on everything"
Mine runs but won't shut off. WAG is that whatever seals off the vacuum is toast. The mechanism that the cable connects slides easy. From reading here, not sure I want to take mine apart. I might look into some kind of ball valve that will cut the vacuum off and be able to operate under dash. I currently have bigger issues with the truck to get it road worthy.
That's probably just an issue with the slide switch on top. It just switches the vacuum to a different port to make the motor go to the park position and stop. If it isn't sealing correctly, or the port is plugged, then that might be the issue. Taking the switch off the top isn't that sketchy. But opening the body is not for the faint of heart. That usually doesn't go back together well.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
There's a sneaky trick that was used frequently back when most of the vehicles on the road used vacuum wipers. There's usually an open port somewhere on a vacuum motor that allows air into the unit which the vacuum eventually routes to the intake manifold. "tune-up oil" like Wynn's Friction Proofing, Aviex, Casite, etc. was available in small cans, usually 6 ounces. We would attach a piece of vacuum hose to the air inlet port, immerse the other end of the hose into the can, and turn the wipers on. As the solvent/oil got sucked through the vacuum motor, it would clean and lube the internal workings- - - - -no disassembly required. The tuneup oil eventually ended up in the intake manifold, where if served to clean and lube the valve guides.
Something like a kerosene/ATF mix would accomplish the same thing if you can't find a suitable commercial product. Diesel fuel and Marvel Mystery oil might be a good combination, also. Jerry
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I've used W-40 to bring my Trico defroster fan, wiper motor and my vacuum switch for my diff. on my 46 Tow Truck back to life. I played with that diff switch on and off for YEARS! (It's a sealed unit) Finally got it to pull in the WD-40 and it started working, feed it a little more and it stopped leaking. All three units have worked great for years!
