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Windshield wiper motor: Need new motor/gear!

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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OR Windshield wiper motor: Need new motor/gear!

So, I finally found out what the cause of my wipers getting stuck was; the gear inside the wiper motor box has a single missing tooth. So it gets caught on that tooth and cannot continue. Any ideas on what I should do? I do not really think that spending an absurd amount of money on a new motor is fair. Please give me some ideas!

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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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If you pull one from a junkyard (or buy a used one from the classifieds here) and refurbish it carefully, you'll save a pile of coin.
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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Thing is, that I called the junk yards around here, and none of them claim to actually have rx7's in their yards...
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Have you tried the forum's "Classified" section? First-gen section normally has a few cars being parted out. Or you could put up a "want to buy" ad.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Ya, I found a guy. Gonna be spendy, but hey, kind of need wipers that work in OR eh? And I did find him the classifieds. Thank you for your help!
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 03:57 AM
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wipers always FS on ebay - $25-ish usually.
-remember any 79-85 wiper assy fits


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