Mini Wiper Sweep

[Guest slimesub5]

Hi,

Well with the endless advice regarding the wiring interface between the Mini Wiper motor and the Sierra Wiring loom, I now have a wiper motor thats works well including - park and intermittent!

BUT-

The mini motor I have seems to give a very wide sweep - appx 120 degrees.

Is this normal as I cant get the right wiper arm length to work without the blades running over the frame at the bottom.

Should I be using a different motor?

Can I mod the motor to give a more desirable sweep of appx 90 deg? Do I need to do this????

Any help appreciated....

Thanks,

Perry

[Big Jim]

You can change the wheel boxes, there are a number of different wheel boxes, with different number of 'teeth' on the gears, more teeth, = shorter arc (I think!)

They are available at the kit car shows.

[ibrooks]

Or breakers yards - you just need to know which sorts of cars used the same system. For 90 degrees try one of the Series Land-Rovers. Moggy Minors used them too and also Jags plus all sorts of others.

 

Iain

[Guest Ant]

I have "mini spec" items from P&L mini spares. I think they're 32 tooth. They sweep the 2B screen pretty well, both parking on the passenger side. Each one does more than 90 degrees ... about 110 at a guess.

 

Ant

[Guest mark kingston]

my wheel boxes came off a morris marina as i found the mini ones too wide a sweep angle.

i also believe you can get different wheels to go in the main motor part with the arms set at different distances from the center point.

regards

mark kingston

[Guest TerryBarry]

There's good information here - these are new parts, of course

Wiring diagram, exploded drawing etc

Look under "Wipers" - you would never had guessed that

SVC

 

Terry

[Guest Cantbearsed]

Mini wiper swept arc: Mk1 110 degrees, everything else since, 120 degrees.

 

Try using the wiper arm and motor from the humble Citroen BX. its a mono wipe but covers aprox 160-170 degrees.

 

If you have a mini wiper motor that works on intermittent AND park, for gods sake keep it, it's a rarity!!!!!