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It should work well. I am using motors from F150 truck. It may actually be the same as there are more types of cars than wiper motors.
I got at salvage yard for $5. It is not new, but it works fine, but even $30 is well worth it but it should be possible to find cheaper.
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Hello, I'm curious about how you attached the pvc to the motor, and also what you have on the other end of the pvc, allowing it to spin freely.
The wiper motor I got has threads on the shaft, and a taper below that. I'm just thinking about the best way to attach a pvc to that.
I thought about maybe a ball bearing assembly for the opposite end, but maybe this is more complicated than it needs to be.
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It's better to use a steel pipe since eventually the pvc pipe did break. The other end was just a ball bearing, but it was supported on a bolt that could not rotate because the bolt was fixed in two places.
As for the pipe, I drilled a hole in the end cap for the shaft, and bolted it on and cut a slot in the pipe for the arm. I think in the future I would instead put a bolt through the pipe and lash it to the wiper arm. This would be a lot simpler because just drilling holes.
Let us know how you manage.
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This is starting to look like a good idea I found a cable adaptor for a transom mount tiller it was a small piece of metal attached below the tiller on the rudder with a continuous loop cable attached to each side like a bicycle brake cable but bigger. That way the Tiller is always available with out a rope attached. The motor could be mounted inside the boat on the transom. The cable is sheathed like a bike and to allow for less leverage the motor could have a bigger spool.
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Hey,
I really like this concept. But I can't see how you disengage the wiper motor from the wheel for
Manual steering by hand?
Do you have to pull the belt if the wheel? Do you have a mechanism for that?
Regards
Patrick
