wiper motor and heater blower (LAC, Rant)

[james accordino]

--- Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi at kki.net.pl> wrote:

> >less than a new motor is false economy.
> 
> I tend to disagree. Every time an electric motor
> dies on a car, I take it
> to a trusted electrician and say "please rebuild
> it". He replaces bearings,
> brushes and machines the commutator. These are the
> only parts that wear
> out. This costs me $30 vs. $150 for a new motor.
> IMHO it doesn't make sense
> to put new parts on a 13 years old car if they can
> be successfuly rebuilt.
> Same applies to alternators, starter motors, PS
> pumps, racks etc.
> 
I tend to agree about the rebuild IF you trust the
rebuilder.  Often times the older part was actually
BETTER than the newer replacement.  Sometimes the
rebuilding addresses a problem that occurs over time
and improves the product, as I previously posted WRT
the stainless steel sleeves inserted in the wear
surfaces of racks and MCs.  I would like to try
putting a ball or needle bearing in the front of a PS
pump some day in place of the bushing.  Most
mechanical parts only have very few things that wear
out.  OTOH, I will NEVER again replace a radiator or
heater core with a used one.  Now that's false
economy.

Jim Accordino