KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Where can I purchase them? Its a 5.5 amp, no big box auto parts stores have them. Please advise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Look on eBay that's where I found mine the Mopars still exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, RestoringNV said: Where can I purchase them? Its a 5.5 amp, no big box auto parts stores have them. Please advise! Are you positive it's bad? Did you test it with an ohmmeter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Not positive, I just know that when I pulled it and ran a jumper wire in the fuse box, that the wiper motor will run, but very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Cool, sounds like it's open. Here's one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Sounds more like there's an issue where the wiper motor is drawing way too much current and the circuit breaker is doing what it should, tripping. Either the motor is going bad or there's an issue with the linkage binding up. The easy way to check would be to measure the current going through the jumper wire, and if it's over 5.5A then the breaker isn't the problem. But not everyone has an ammeter handy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 You are a wealth of help. Where would us new bees, be without you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Gog is correct. That's the most likely scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 So, the motor will need replaced then? I heard that these motors rarely go bad! This truck was from NV, were they seldom get rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 You could always pull the motor and bench test it. I'd say rust in the linkage probably isn't likely in your case, but sometimes not using things can cause them to seize up. Sitting doesn't usually do in electric motors unless dirt or water got into it but I don't know that would cause an overload. My MJ's wiper motor is definitely getting tired, but at 330,000 miles it's not a huge surprise to me. You could always splash some water onto the windshield to see if the wipers pick up speed. Mine don't always like wiping a dry window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 This blasted heat, coupled with me working 60+ hours, has me not doing much with my truck since I had it inspected. I will have to dig into it, as soon as I can catch a break. Thank you much! Current miles on my Comanche is 105,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 29 minutes ago, gogmorgo said: Sounds more like there's an issue where the wiper motor is drawing way too much current and the circuit breaker is doing what it should, tripping. Either the motor is going bad or there's an issue with the linkage binding up. The easy way to check would be to measure the current going through the jumper wire, and if it's over 5.5A then the breaker isn't the problem. But not everyone has an ammeter handy... An ammeter, can you point me into the right direction as to where I can buy one? All of this is 'greek' to me, but by me buying this vintage of a vehicle, I must learn a whole new set of skills and I plan on keeping this truck, for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Any decent digital multimeter has a 0-10 amp scale you can use inline to check the motor's amp draw. Open the wiper cowl and do a visual first. Check the linkage and bushings - the bushings will most likely be shot. Pop the linkage off the motor output shaft and see how the motor runs w/o the load too. Wiper motors are an easy to find junkyard item.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 See if the blades move back and forth by hand. It's common to have the little bolts holding the motor on to the linkage assembly to work loose also. This causes a bind. If it's an 84 to 90, I have a ground upgrade that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would have a signature, stating what I have, but I simply can not locate that functionality on this site. Maybe its because of me being a rookie, on this forum... I dunno! Originally sold in Henderson Nevada, just titled in Pennsylvania, one month ago: a 1987 Jeep Comanche, factory built - Laredo (verified by HOrnbrod), 4x4, 5-speed AX15/NP231-23 spline/SYE <--- fully rebuilt, before the swap. A new Spicer built rear driveshaft, lifted by 6.5 inches, rear axle a Ford 8.8, front Stock, gearing ratios require to be matched yet. 33x12.50-15 rubber. Wheels aftermarket Aluminum, with a -19mm offset <--- I think, they were on it, when I bought it. JCR Offroad Crusader front and rear bumpers, along with their Roof Rack, all three coated with Lizard Skin coatings. I could go on and on, but, that is the nuts and bolts, to its current status. It will only get better, as time and money allows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 13 hours ago, cruiser54 said: See if the blades move back and forth by hand. It's common to have the little bolts holding the motor on to the linkage assembly to work loose also. This causes a bind. If it's an 84 to 90, I have a ground upgrade that helps. Anything that helps, I am all for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 At the motor you will have a ground wire. That one runs across the firewall to the right inner fender, across the radiator support, along the driver's inner fender to ground there. Long run with small wire. I run one from the ground wire at the motor to one of the wiper pivot bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Finally, I will have a sun basked weekend, with low humidity and 'not so, blast furnace hot' temps. I plan to work on my Comanche, as much as possible during those two grand days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Made in France, Y.I.K.E.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Why the YIKES? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Should say, Made in the U.S.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Tomorrow, I am going to scrounge up a wiper motor assembly from a friend. And a unbroken cowl grille, a pair of Cherokee side mirrors and a one piece front axle shaft, to eliminate the two piece axle shaft / CAD, on the front differential, from yet another friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, RestoringNV said: Should say, Made in the U.S.A. No, it shouldn't. And your gauge cluster says Made in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 In my 'Frame of Mind' everything should be Made in the U.S.A. MAGA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Just like how most folks think that the older Polaris ATV's where Made in America... the wool was pulled over their eyes. The oil pump on my 2-stroke Scrambler, on the inside 'cast into it' it read 'Made in Italy'... lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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