The front wiper motor has burnt out on my 1984 LR 90. This happended during a rain storm at 10pm outside Glasgow on a 500 mile drive south from the Outer Hebrides. 9 hours with no wipers and plenty of rain! The wipers stopped working and a strong smell of burning filled the cab. I have now taken the motor out of the cab; the mechanics are gearing are fine, but the inside of the solenoid (?) smells bad and there are lots of scorch marks on the inside of the coil housing. I am not sure what needs replacing. A magnet on the bush assembly has worn away completely so not sure if it is only this that needs replacing. Rimmer Bros sell the bush assembly for £15 and the whole motor (less gears) for £40.

Can someone give me some direction on what actually needs replacing? The coil looks in good condition, but smells. I am hoping that I can get away with replacing the bush assembly only.

Grateful for some advice as I am no physics or electrcal expert!

ORR

you can get new motor and box assembly cheap from any lr parts person ,not worth fixing,motor windings will never be good now

Try fleabay for a few quid.

Agree with James - swap out the whole unit

Thank you very much for all your comments. I think that a new motor is on the cards.