Improved wiper motor?

[OpiemusRex]

Does anyone here know of a manufacturer that has improved upon the original wiper motor? The wife and I were taking our car back to the builder for some work and the clouds opened up. The original wipers were way too slow in comparison to todays motor speeds. She was driving and had to slow down to around 35mph just to see. Somebody out there should have come up with an improvement by now.

Maybe it is just me, but I really think that the wiper blades are going way too slow to be effective, even on high speed.

 

[Kermit 460]

I have not heard of or dealt w/ this . but for a crazy thought, what about lengthening or shortening the motor crank arm position and adding an intermittent option for a brain teaser ?

 

[Don65Stang]

I don't know of any but RainX works well.

 

[Bill73Ragtop]

I don't know of any but RainX works well.

Ditto. Until someone comes up with a reasonably priced alternative.

 

[OpiemusRex]

I don't know of any but RainX works well.

Ditto. Until someone comes up with a reasonably priced alternative.

Do you think that buying a new motor would solve my problem? My current motor is just too slow.

 

[droptop73]

I have not heard of or dealt w/ this . but for a crazy thought, what about lengthening or shortening the motor crank arm position and adding an intermittent option for a brain teaser ?

That may change the speed but it will also change the sweep length.

 

[imusa76]

I took mine apart stripped it, cleaned it, painted it, greased all of the gears, then reassembled it, and it seemed to run much smoother and a little faster (not much but it worked fine)

and RainX is a huge +

 

[cazsper]

Im surprised someone hadn't figured out how to retrofit a modern wiper motor.

 

[Gold Rush]

You could take the motor to a rewinder and they can rewind to change the RPM. DC motors can be sped up by using fewer turns with slightly bigger wire to compensate for the increased load. Look for a starter alternator shop.

Rich