Trico S-Series vacuum wiper motor rebuild guide

 

ChrisP wrote: .... I just need to find the ball for the control knob that is missing....

Hi guys, so I took this weekend in confinment to progress with the paint job. 

I covered with masking those areas that shouldn't get paint

And this is the finish job!

I hope it works well. I tried sucking into the inlet tube and it moves on one direction. Once it gets to one side I need to blow for it to come back. Not sure if this is correct and if once with the engine vacuum it will work better.

Thanks for your help

Regards,

Chris

Hi folks,

I am ready to paint the motor black. I am concern if by sprying over it I could clog some air passages. Any recommendation?

Thank you and stay well

Chris

I'm glad the guide was helpful, even for a different wiper model, and well done on a successful rebuild!

I have no doubt that some steps in the guide could be completed in a different order, and this may in fact be required for different wiper models. Thanks for posting your experience with the SF616. Others may find it useful. 

I have not tried repairing a cracked body. The key thing would be to obtain an airtight seal within the body and hence maintain a vacuum to drive the paddle, and for the inside wiping surface to remain smooth so that the paddle itself does not have resistance or get damaged over time. I don't think that the bodies take much stress. You might have luck if you can find a glue that would penetrate and fill the crack and then harden and remain in position, rather than trying to weld or fill the crack with molten metal. A thin epoxy might be able to be forced into the crack and then smoothed out on the inside before it can harden? IDK. Do you have access to an industrial adhesives company and see what they can offer you?

All the best,

Mike

Hey Mike,

Yes, I also found mine on eBay. They are hard to find but they are out there.

Good luck!

Mike

  Where can one purchase the repair kits?