Britpart wheel box/wiper spindle

Might need to replace the wheel boxes on the Ninety and would like some real world advice on the Britpart cheapy ones.
Going to clean them up and lubricate them first
It's the ridiculous early design.
It's an occasional use vehicle so don't get used that much.
Not really interested in the usual all Britpart stuff is crap comments, unless they are of course!

In my experience the main weak point is the way the wheels are attached to the spindles. In many cases they just seem to be staked or peened in, so the wheel can come loose. With the motor running, the wheel is diligently going round but the wiper doesn't work. I bought some new ones a few years ago, and selected ones that were a bit more expensive than Britpart own brand items. Imagine my disappointment when they turned up in Britpart packaging. However, in taking them apart it became clear that the gear was secured to the spindle with a couple of dollops of weld in addition to the staking. Much better. They've been good for the last few years. So whatever you get, if you have a welder to hand it might be a good idea to add a little weld to the join between the gear wheel and the spindle, if this hasn't already been done in the factory.

In recent years Britpart have upped their game and their parts are mostly pretty good now.

Thanks for the replies. I do have a welder so could blob a bit of weld on if needed.
I'm not convinced about the oem ones on offer as the genuine ones are not much more. Going to clean and lube everything first as the cheapest option and update how I get on.

Hi,
I would not fit Britpart wheelboxes as the amount of work to change them only to have to change again within a very short time.
I have changed mine and would use genuine parts every time.
I am a mechanic by trade but that is just my opinion.
I have used a lot of Britpart items in the past and they are poor & don`t last very long.

Cleaned everything up and regreased it all, to be fair it all pretty much looked OK.
Maybe the motor is getting a little old and tired?

Anaconda said:

Cleaned everything up and regreased it all, to be fair it all pretty much looked OK.
Maybe the motor is getting a little old and tired?

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what are the actual symptoms that you have? I had to replace the motor on mine after the rebuild as the wipers would work on low speed but not on high, i have already fitted new wiper boxes (probably britpart but i can check) and a new (to me) motor solved my issue.

dag019 said:

what are the actual symptoms that you have? I had to replace the motor on mine after the rebuild as the wipers would work on low speed but not on high, i have already fitted new wiper boxes (probably britpart but i can check) and a new (to me) motor solved my issue.

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It's on my son's Ninety and he says they run too slow. My thinking was maybe a bit rusty or lack of grease, so cleaned everything and greased it up.
If the screen is dry then yes they are slow, raining and they seem OK to me except the sweep can be a bit erratic.
Think he likes finding things for me to do, either that or he is jealous of my TD5 wipers which work perfectly!

Are the contacts to the motor clean? Is there a relay in the supply system that could be dirty or tired?

An issue with old wiper motors seemingly having to be slow and working hard is a dry bush in bottom bearing.

tottot said:

An issue with old wiper motors seemingly having to be slow and working hard is a dry bush in bottom bearing.

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that is good to know as my old motor is still sat on the side awaiting a look at to see if it can be repaired.

tottot said:

An issue with old wiper motors seemingly having to be slow and working hard is a dry bush in bottom bearing.

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That's got to be worth looking at, good job the motor is easy to get to.
Thanks for the advice.