I just pulled out my wiper assembly to check for cowl rust, and give it a much needed cleaning. I did find

that the nylon pop on bushing where the motor attaches to the linkage, is totally shot. Do they carry

these in the help section of auto parts stores?? I called Victoria British(black dragon, lol) and they knew less

about it than I do. Is there any other choice besides the dealer?? I'd HATE to drive 20-25 miles round trip to the nearest Mazda dealer to ORDER a two dollar part, only to drive another 20-25 miles to pick it up.,,,,BB,

 

mazda only sells it as an assembly, $128....

 

Of course. Why should this be any different? I'm about two seconds from getting some Chevy parts from the junkyard, cutting the pieces offf, and welding it all up.,,,,BB

 

My point being, I will have a nearly inexhaustible amount of bushings, and for $4.99.,,,,BB

 

My wipermotor is shot, i have a used funtioning motor in my closet i got off this car they were stripping and parting at the races. I wonder if I need to replace mine hmm gotta check on that if you find a cheaper alternative please do post it.

 

Well, my wiper motor is fine. It;'s just the bushing where it attaches to the linkage that is bad. Originally they were encased in rubber. The others are in the assembly, and there's the tattered remnants of it on this one. The $130 is for the two wiper arm shafts, the link

that goes between them, and the link to the motor.



What I was planning was to get at least the ball joint, and an end it attaches to, from a car where the bushings are readily available and cheap. With some measuring, I should be able to get very close. I will have to be careful which ones I choose, since there's not much clearance once it's installed.,,,,BB



I'll take some pics of it during the process.

 

I find it very strasnge that victoria british could not help since they have the entire wiper mechanism briken down in pieces on a page in the catalog.

 

I think thats an old catalog its now called black dragon auto if im not mistaken its the same company just a new name for the mazda rx7's and datsun/nissan240z threw 3oozx side of the company. check the new web site http://blackdragonauto.com/