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WHAT TYPE OF GREASE FOR WIPER MOTOR?

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I NEED TO GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR ON THE TR-6; THE BENTLEY MANUAL CALLS FOR RAGOSINE LISTATE GREASE, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT WOULD BE A VIABLE SUBSTITUTE AND WHERE I COULD PURCHASE SAID PRODUCT. ANY THOUGHTS ON USING WHEEL BEARING GREASE? I AM IN THE DESERT SW AND THE GREASE IS ALL DRIED UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

HANS
 
My inclination is for axle grease. The 'red' stuff's even better. White Lith will do the same thing the original did. It tends to lose the 'carrier' liquid and get stiff 'n lumpy faster than axle grease.

Just MHO.
 
SHAWN:

THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK REPLY; I WENT OUT AND TRIED THE WHITE LITHIUM GREASE AND IT WORKS JUST FINE. THNAK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
 
I'm glad you got it working. Before this thread disappears I've got a couple of related questions regarding grease selection and British wipers.

I've found on all my LBCs that the wipers were slow. I'd always used axle grease on the motor bushings, gears, rack-tube, and wheel boxes. I was told that axle grease was too thick, particularly when the weather gets cold. I've considered several other greases including white lithium and Vaseline. Have any of you experimented to see if a lighter grease improves the wipers' speed and power?
 
dklawson said:
Have any of you experimented to see if a lighter grease improves the wipers' speed and power?
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I've tried even using gear oil on my TR3A; didn't make any difference that I could see. What did make a difference was :
1) Making sure the wiper motor was getting full battery voltage ... the ground at the switch was poor.
2) Making sure the rack moved through the tubes and wiper boxes dead easy (with the wiper arms lifted or removed). Turned out I had a dent in the tube that was causing significant resistance.
3) Of course the commutator and brushes need to be in top condition.

Still no speed demon, but it's a lot better.

Ironically, the 2-speed wipers on my Stag run too fast even on low speed to suit me ... I may do a conversion on the TR if I ever get one on the road again.
 
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