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Wiper Motor

jmwuva05

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Still waiting on my body work and paint to be finished! So I decided to work on some of the small peripherals this week. My wiper motor is one of the early DR2 domed capped setup's and worked excellent before I took the car apart. It was looking a little tatty so I took it apart to give it a proper cleaning and repainting the armature cover.

Question #1 What type of paint should the cover be painted with? It appeared to be plain old semiglass black, but I have seen on another car and in the manual what appears to be a textured paint. Is the textured paint correct or just an artist renditionin the manual?

Question #2 The wire going to the limiting switch had broken insulation so I decided to replace it. I soldered the connections well. The connection to the field post was tricky but I wound the coil wire and outgoing wire around the post well. I put the unit back together and tried to test it with my battery. It would not turn. I am fairly certain I placed the armatures in correctly. Any advice on what might be wrong or how I should wire it up for a test?

Question #3 Lubrication inside the motor, how much and what do others use?
 
Answer to question # 1 is black crinkle paint. I used Rustoleum on mine and I'm pleased with the results.
 
The cast part was black, the alum part was unpainted, and the metal cap and plate were cad plated on Bugeyes.
 
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