waynem Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 The manual strikes again! Installed the wiper motor.. Bit of a pain, but no great shakes. Fillet and spindles all lined up nicely and motor bolted to scuttle. Come to fit the wiper motor cover, and this won't fit because it needs the motor to be the other way round to the pictures in the manual. I need to rotate the motor by 180 deg to used the cover, but the holes are already drilled. I may have enough slack in the "pipe" to allow me to do this and still use the same holes, but Aaarrrrrgh!!! Wayne M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Had this issue so spoke to Westfield. The cover is a stock part for a rover. You have installed the wiper motor correctly but you will need to trim the 'square' end off the cover and use just the cylindrical part to cover the motor itself. It will attach with tie wraps. TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynem Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 Thanks Ted Well, its been rotated now.. Gives a nicer fit actually, but the connector is a little more difficult to get to. No big deal though. I have been left with two holes in the scuttle, but one can be used for the engine wiring loom which still needs to be installed. The other.. dunno. Put a washer and bolt throught the hole to make it look like it does something ! At least now the plastic cover will cover the whole motor assembly. Seems a bit silly that the factory suggest you chop it in half. If it needs covering, then surely it should all be covered... The manual should be called a "Build Guide". Taking it as gospel can lead to problems... A similar thing happened when I fitted the heater matrix. Used the "Manual" measurements, but it fouled on the bonnet lip moulding. I had to drop the matrix down a few cms which put it nowhere near the suggested location.. I'm older and wiser now, so I won't make a similar mistake again !! Wayne M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 The manual should be called a "Build Guide". Taking it as gospel can lead to problems... Definitely agree with that, Good luck with the rest of the build TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Don't understand why it needs to be covered anyway. No moving parts are exposed and inside the scuttle you're not likely to hit it with you're legs - Well not until they've gone through the ECU and mounting plate! John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Don't understand why it needs to be covered anyway. No moving parts are exposed and inside the scuttle you're not likely to hit it with you're legs. Mmmmm. The mysteries of SVA TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappa Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I didn't fit the cover on mine, didn't see the point for the reason that jak gives. No probs at SVA in April and the inspector had a good look because he did pull me up about not loom rapping enough of the wires feeding the motor. I'm guessing that the cover is only 'needed' if you fit it on the drivers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappa Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 I didn't fit the cover on mine, didn't see the point for the reason that jak gives. No probs at SVA in April and the inspector had a good look because he did pull me up about not loom rapping enough of the wires feeding the motor. I'm guessing that the cover is only 'needed' if you fit it on the drivers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryS Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 ditto ...and ditto... to Flappa Kerry S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Ditto, ditto and ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ashcroft Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Fitted the motor on the drivers side did not have any problems at sva and I did not even know you could get a cover for the motor. Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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