WIPED OUT - Saab V4/99 Windshield Wiper Motors

Why is it that old Saab windshield wipers work "really good"....except when it is raining really hard? Remember, these are LUCAS wiper motors after all....so what did you expect?


These wiper motors are old and tired!
I have been rebuilding these Saab 95/96/97/99 wiper motors for years so I know what it takes to make them operate like new. I always test them on a test board, with the same electrical circuitry found in the car the motor came out of. No surprises that way!

This is a wiper motor on the test board. The wiper is the type used in Sonett II, Sonett V4 and Saab 95 and 96 cars through model year 1969. I test the motor for correct high and low speeds and for self-parking at the correct wiper angle. The test board has the push-pull switch [early cars] and the column-mounted stalk switch [later cars].

This is a Sonett III [or Saab 99] wiper motor on the test board. I wired in the relay and the second [longer] stalk switch for testing this series Lucas motor.

The three Lucas wiper motors used on the Saab 95/96/97/99 cars. The early motor is on the left, the Sonett III and Saab 99 motor in the center, and the Saab 95/96 motor [used from 1970 onward] on the right. The first two are freshly rebuilt and tested. The motor on the right is how they usually look when I get 'em for rebuild---NASTY and DEAD!

Same motors, flip side. I make the nasty, dead motors look--and work--like new. I have rebuilt a TON of these Lucas motors for Saab owners. So quit worrying about the weather when you drive your wee Troll--just send your wiper motor to Ashcraft's Vintage Saab Parts for a thorough rebuild! Then you'll have one less thing to worry about on your Saab!