Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all,
When fitting a reconditioned wiper motor is it standard procedure to remove the wiper blades then run and stop the new motor then refit the blades so they're in the correct parked position?

Don't just remove the wiper blades, remove the wiper arms too. You will not know where the "park" position is and it is possible to have the wiper arms crash into the scuttle and wreck the paintwork. Take the arms off and push a small piece of cardboard onto the spindles. Mark the cardboard with an arrow. Now turn on the motor. Note where the spindles stop and then fit the wiper arms. Be careful not to lose the circlip or break the self-parking copper contact that you must remove from the spindle of the old motor before disconnecting the wiper rack cable. Note the position of the self-parking contact on the old motor (take a photo) and put it back on the new motor in the same orientation.

Stephen

Great advice, Many thanks!

Hi all
New motor fitted after much cursing and some blood loss.
Wipers now working perfectly so the old motor will be refurbished and sold to offset the cost of the replacement and band aids!
Thanks again for your sound advice.
Time for tea and biccies!

When I stripped down the original wiper motor the wire that goes to the limit switch from the housing had a break inside the wire's insulation which was blackened on the end when I pulled it out.
That explains the intermittent working of the wipers and easy to fix with a new length of cable.

It’s often an “easy-fix”, so not requiring any great outlay or replacement parts. Yes, intermittent faults are sometimes difficult to tie down, but ‘wiggling’ wires and connections is always a good start with malfunctioning electrical equipment.

After the lengthy, slightly bloody motor transplant I armed meself with torch and telescopic magnet to retrieve the hundreds of dropped nuts and washers from under the car and immediately located a small pink puddle!
The little blue sod had decided to give me another nice little job sorting out his leaking engine drain tap!
I love being retired!

At least the pink puddle wasn't your blood from wiper motor fitting

I gave the drain cock a doodle diddley a bijou tweakette with an adjustable spanner and it seems to have done the trick.
Now halfway through the delightful process of ripping out the appalling rear seat belts and replacing all the trim pieces that have had holes put through them with what could have been an ice pick!
I've seen neater holes made with a 12 bore!