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Matt N.
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Posted: Apr/25/2022 at 1:07pm |
Hey all, so I've been trying to figure out why my two speed wipers don't work on my 72 Javelin. First of all to give you an idea what I'm dealing with, somebody decided to paint the whole engine bay black wiring and all. There is a 4 wire Romex Style cable going from the switch under the dash through the firewall to the motor (I'm assuming this isn't factory). There was a bunch of electrical tape connecting the wires to the motor when I try to remove them what I was left with was a few small strands of wire coming out of the motor. I'd love to post pictures but being a new member I was told that I need to post at least 30 post before I can do so. Can anyone show me a picture with this should look like before I start tearing the motor apart.
Also can someone tell me the trick to getting the handle off the switch, the service manual says to use a small screwdriver but I'm not seeing it.
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304-dude
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You will see a small notich under the side of the knob, with a metal tab. Lift tab to pull knob off.
That motor is tricky without TSM. There are hard to find parts that are in the gearbox, and most of all the clip that holds the wiper linkage/transmission assembly to the shaft. Wires are colour coded, but hopefully the tape was not removed before painting. Stripping back the wiring tape, should show what colours match up. There are a few here who have a loose wiper motor to show pictures of the wiring. To the motor. |
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390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker |
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Matt N.
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What is a TSM? also the wires coming out of the motor are barely there and have no insulation left, so I don't know what colors they were. Was there originally a connector there?
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bigbad69
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1972 was the last year for the Prestolite wiper motor. There could be several things wrong: bad switch, missing ground tab at the switch, bad connections or wiring, or the motor could be FUBAR. There are a couple of stickies at the top of the Electrical section pertaining to these motors. You could also do an Advanced Search of the Electrical section using the keywords "Prestolite" and "wiper" and set the time to "any date". A TSM means Technical Service Manual", AMC speak for shop manual. BTW, you can post pictures now, if you have them hosted on another site, by linking to the URL of the pictures. Once you have 30 points, you can host the pictures on this site.
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304-dude
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If you plan on more work to be done and further maintenance under ownership; A TSM is a good investment. TSM stands for Technical Service Manual. You can request a 72 TSM in the wanted section. Some here have a few various years to sell. I prefer the book rather the PDF version, but that's a choice of personal preference.
The wires are soldered to the back of the motor. Only 73 on up (Motorcraft) had a pig tail connector from the housing. 72 and earlier used a prestolite motor. |
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The only connectors are under the dashnto the switch and power. Wires were connected directly to the motor.
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Matt N.
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Thanks all for the help! The wires at the motor were completely disconnected so I'm sure thats where I'll start. I found some good pictures of a proper set up and it looks like what I was describing as romex was factory wiring! I do Have a "TSM" it's just at 1st glance it didn't look right so I didn't refer to it and just posted here. Looks like I'm going to have to pull the motor an re-solder the wires to it. Anyone have picture of diagram thst shows which wire goes where?
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Matt N.
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Looks like I'm going to have to solder to inside of it, because the wires coming out are no longer there. So if anyone have any knowledge it would be helpful. I haven't taken the motor off yet maybe I'll see some wire colors when I pull the cover off. Fingers crossed.
Edited by Matt N. - Apr/25/2022 at 6:15pm |
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Matt N.
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I found this to be helpful www.sw-em.com/Windshield%20Wiper%20Systems.htm#Autolite_Prestolite Edited by Matt N. - Apr/25/2022 at 6:33pm |
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