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Wiper Motor Shot???

Started by 74ChargerRallye, August 29, 2007, 02:11:29 PM

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74ChargerRallye

I have a 74 charger rallye with a two speed wiper motor.  The motor works, but when I turn it off the motor and the wiper blades do not fold neatly back below the hood.  They stop at the point at which the wiper switch was turned off.  Is the motor shot, can it be rebuilt, or is it a simple wiring problem?  If it is the later, how do I correct the wiring problem?

Thanks

Plumcrazy

With the key on one wire to the motor will have power even when the wiper switch is off, that's what the motor uses to park itself.

If you have that then the wiper motor has a bad park switch.  Just get a reman motor.  The two speeds are cheap.

It's not a midlife crisis, it's my second adolescence.

Nacho-RT74

eeehm.. maybe you can have cluster switch damaged. As stated by plumcrazy one wire is powered even turned off, because makes turns on opposite direction the motor to make work a parking cam system mounted on crank linkage to hide the wipers. When the motor ends to make the complete opposite direction turn, inside motor a lever located on gear/shaft assembly cuts the power to stop the motor.
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

471_Magnum

Quote from: Plumcrazy on August 29, 2007, 03:38:18 PM
Just get a reman motor. The two speeds are cheap.

Let me know where you can find them. They were still available a few years back, but I can't find them anymore.
"I can fix it... my old man is a television repairman... he's got the ultimate set of tools... I can fix it."

Nacho-RT74

Quote from: 471_Magnum on September 01, 2007, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: Plumcrazy on August 29, 2007, 03:38:18 PM
Just get a reman motor. The two speeds are cheap.

Let me know where you can find them. They were still available a few years back, but I can't find them anymore.


www.wiperman.homestead.com

:2thumbs: :2thumbs: great guys.

anyway 74ChargerRallye, I would still check for switch malfunction
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

471_Magnum

Quote from: Nacho-RT74 on September 01, 2007, 10:17:24 AM
Quote from: 471_Magnum on September 01, 2007, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: Plumcrazy on August 29, 2007, 03:38:18 PM
Just get a reman motor. The two speeds are cheap.

Let me know where you can find them. They were still available a few years back, but I can't find them anymore.


www.wiperman.homestead.com

:2thumbs: :2thumbs: great guys.

That ain't exactly cheap.

I bought one back in '99 or so from Autozone and paid like 29 bucks. Not anymore.
"I can fix it... my old man is a television repairman... he's got the ultimate set of tools... I can fix it."

dukeboy_318

I've got one that works, if you want it, pm me.

Thanks Chris
1978 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4- 408 stroker/4spd
1974 Dodge Dart Swinger. 440 project in the works.