Wiper motor and blades

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Build Manual Build Sequence Monocoque Front End Rear End Doors Finishing Donor Components Rover Metro Donor Components Rover 220/420 Components Build Sections Battery Beam end covers Bonnet and front spliter mould Boot bootlock and hinges Brake lines Carpets Dashboard cover Doors Engine cover moulding Engine frame Engine and auxiliaries Exhaust Front suspension Gear change Handbrake lever cables and calipers Door panels Trim Headlight covers Heater and pipework Lights Part trim panels option Pedal box and master cylinder Perspex screens rear and side Petrol tank filler neck and cap Pipes and services through the tunnel Radiator ducting and splash moulds to monocoque Radiator mould radiator and pipework Rear suspension Roof panel Seat belts Seats and runners Separate instrument option Setting up the car for the road Soft trimming Spare wheel mould and spare wheel Steering rack and column Throttle pedal Trimming hard panels Windscreen and rear bulkhead screen Windscreen washer bottle pipes and jets Wiper motor and blades Wiring Wiring loom insruments and fuse box 1800 gear change p.g.1 gearbox 1800 engine mountings 5AS alarm units Hydraulic clutch 1800 engine steady Spyder Supplement Top Seatbelt Mounting Hood Boot Engine Compartment Grills Stainless Steel Mesh

Special wiper blades are used provided in the kit and the arms are standard K Series Rover Metro.

Assembly

The standard K Series wiper motor and mechanism fits directly into the Libra and fits from the underside of the dashboard. The car had been designed for both left and right hand drives, the right hand version using the two marked holes one in the passenger side of the centre and the other on the driver's side. This can be checked by holding the wiper motor assembly against the outside of the car to make sure you've got the two correct holes.

Using the marks on the monocoque drill two holes for the wiper motor spigots 18mm clearance. Remove the angled rubber mountings from the K Series Rover Metro and replace them with the wiper spigots spacers T0699. The whole assembly can now be bolted under the dashboard using the standard K Series Rover Metro washers and nuts. It may be necessary to bend the bracket with the rubber bung on it to obtain a nice fit under the dashboard against the bulkhead. If your electric's are fitted it is advisable to run the wiper motor to make sure that is doesn't catch as it rotates against the glass fibre of the monocoque. Should it catch in any place just relieve the glass fibre to get a clearance.

Standard Rover Metro K Series wiper arms are used with the larger blades provided within the kit. It is possible to bend the standard Rover Metro arms at their ends nearest the figment to the wiper blade to obtain a better sweep of the screen.