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MG TD TF 1500 - TD Windscreen Wiper Removal?

What is the trick to removing the CW1 wiper motor from the TD windscreen?

I have removed the two nuts and the fixing nut on the outside of the windshield frame. There is a brass piece at the end of the main shaft that is preventing me from removing it from the frame.

What am I missing?

Mark Sherman
1953 mg td

Mark A. Sherman

That is the split collar, which should stay in the wiper arm. Start the threads into the arm and twist/work it off, the brass and the nut should stay in the arm. George
George Butz

George:

Thanks for your response but I am not sure I understand.

If the split collar stays on the shaft, what am I to "twist/work it off?"

If the brass split collar stays on, is the shaft supposed to slip out of the motor?

Mark
Mark A. Sherman

The split collar is supposed to slide off the shaft. You can force a screwdriver tip into the split in the collar far enough to force it open a bit to get it to come loose. Cheers - Dave
David DuBois

Mark, the nut w/ threads and the brass part are not suppose to come out of the wiper arm. Screw the arm back on but don’t tighten fully. Then twist and pull the arm/collar/ nut assembly off in one piece. When initially removing the wiper arm, you only need to loosen the nut a quarter turn, which releases pressure on the split taper, which frees the whole assembly up. Hope that helps, heading out to dinner. George
George Butz

Dave:

Thanks. That brass split collar popped right off, allowing me to remove the shaft from the windscreen frame.

(In a situation like that I am always afraid to apply too much pressure and break something. Good to know in advance how it will turn out.)

(Sorry, George!)

Mark
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Mark A. Sherman

This thread was discussed between 28/04/2012 and 29/04/2012

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