Re: [DML] windshield washer pump

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>]

I have had good success in rebuilding (actually just cleaning) the 
pump. A typical failure mode is that the holes on the bottom of the 
reservoir cover get clogged and the pump spends a few years sitting 
in water getting rusty. It is not difficult to completely 
disassemble the pump/motor assembly and clean everything up. You have 
to carefully unbend the little tabs that keep it together. Use light 
sandpaper to remove the rust from everything. Pay special attention 
to the motor brush holders and commutator surfaces (don't scratch 
them up). Lubricate lightly and put it all back together. I bet it 
will be good as new.

While you are at it, drill a few more drain holes in the bottom of the cover.

--pete lucas
VIN #06703

At 7:07 PM -0400 5/8/01, senatorpack@xxxx wrote:
> Anyone ever have to replace the windshield washer pump?
>
> Sincerely,
> Mike Pack