Lubricating a Trico wiper motor?

Jon B

After being told by Mr. Ficken that my old wiper motor was warped and beyond repair, I luckily found a NOS one on Ebay, still in its box.



I "did the neats foot oil thing", pumping the oil into the motor and letting it soak for several days to limber up the leather seal, which must be hard despite the motor's being NOS.



However, I wonder if I need to lubricate other moving parts in the motor, and if so, how? I hate to start disassembling a perfectly good "new" motor -- is it possible to shoot some lube in there without dismantling the body?



If not, then could someone please point out how to go about this, and what kind of grease is recommended?



(Yes, I am aware that the screws have a strange head on them, but I should be able to remove them by turning with a pair of pliers.)

Richard E.

What sayeth Mr. Ficken?

tigermoth

jon, do you have access to any back issues of skinned knuckles magazine? they had a VERY detailed article about over hauling and re-lubing these motors. very easy owner/hobbiest project. regards, tom