C1 Wiper Motor

[Joe Maulsby]

I would like to remove the wiper motor from my 1960 to clean the dirt and grime off of it and some paint overspray. After the hold down screws and wires are removed, does the motor lift out of the center transmission? Is it wishful thinking to believe it is that simple?

[Christopher R.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

I'm thinking of doing the exact same thing. I asked your question on another board, and was assured that the motor did indeed just come off the way you describe with no other interferences. It also does not involve the wiper transmissions.

[Art B.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

I have had the wiper motor out of my '61 and '57. It comes out without any difficulty with the transmission.

[John H.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

Remove the two screws that hold the motor to the mounting plate and it will come right off; there's a rectangular drive lug on the motor output shaft that mates with a corresponding "U"-shaped driven lug on the center transmission, which remains on the car as part of the mounting plate assembly. There's even a little rectangular piece of oiled fiberboard that goes between the drive and driven lug to keep it from rattling (not visible with the motor in place).

[John H.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

I am installing my wiper motor now on a basket case '61. I did not get the piece of insulation between the motor and drive mounting plate with the baskets. I could not find reference to it in the catalogues. Can someone post a picture of this item - can it be formed by using a piece of gasket material??
TIA, John.

[John H.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

John -

It's one of those little things that isn't in the A.I.M., as it apparently came as part of either the motor or the drive plate assembly; Corvette Central has it ("Insulator - Wiper Motor"), but it's just a rectangular piece of black cardboard; a piece of gasket material cut to fit should work just fine.

[Al C.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

"a little rectangular piece of oiled fiberboard that goes between the drive and driven lug to keep it from rattling (not visible with the motor in place)"? What size approximately, John?
... Al '58 #378 245hp NCRS SACC

[John H.]

Re: C1 Wiper Motor

Al -

About 3/4"x 1-1/2" or thereabouts - don't have my '57 any more to measure it; it just nests (captured) inbetween the rectangular drive lug on the motor and the mating "U"-section lug on the drive plate.

[Al C.]

Thanks! *NM*