Unfreezing Windshield Wipers

[fiasco]

Ok - I got under the cowl and found the linkages all frozen. The motor runs with the linkages unhooked from the motor, so I'm feeling good about that.

I put some oil on all the places where the linkages connect together and was able to get everything moving, but it is still very hard to move, and I don't think that little motor will be able to make them go. My question is, is there any way to take apart the assemblies where the shafts poke through the cowl? Those connections in particular look really gunked up and probably need to be cleaned, then lubed, to move freely, however, I can't see how to disassemble them.

Here's pics of the shaft assembly that I'm talking about:




Thanks!
-- se

[spiderrey]

steve, i have extra assemblies if needed. or we can take yours apart and sand blast it. probably better and easier to just swap it out. call me.

[adrians]

Steve,

When this happen to my Spider, - I removed the cowl, de-greased all the parts and linkages, then used a high pressure water cleaner to clean everything down.

Then after things had dried and used a silicone based lubricant on all the moving parts, 12 months they're still working fine.

[Flyingthere]

Steve what ever came of the bumps in the paint, was it a bad paint job or something else?

[fiasco]

Very bad paint job. I'm gonna do a full repaint when I am done with the rest of my first round of stuff.

-- se

[mbouse]

i use LOTS of PB-Blaster or WD40, alternating with a propane torch (careful for the flames).

that, and some less-than-gentle persuasion from a pair of pliers.

http://flumichigan.italiancarclub.com/T ... erArms.pdf

[spiderrey]

o k seubanks, i have the linkage completely apart now. the problem is obvious. the two main shafts that go through the cowl rust inside, causing it to slow or lock up. i am sandblasting the shafts, and will lube and reassemble. i would think the wipers would be pretty fast now.

[fiasco]

That's great. How'd you get them apart?

[spiderrey]

air hammer, heat, p b blaster.

[fiasco]

Sounds like a good bit of work. What am I gonna owe ya?

-- se

[spiderrey]

one of the top gears broke during dissassembly, so ill need your setup for that part. just trying to figure out 1 more thing before i reassemble. hopefully will be done today.

[fiasco]

Rey,

Were you able to get a set working? I kept spraying oil on mine and got them moving a little more freely, but when I put them back on, they're still too sticky for the motor to move them.

-- se

[spiderrey]

not quite. got the two sets apart. but im going to have to source a few more spare parts.