SOLD Arizona, FJ45 wiper motors (2)

[Nifski]

Vehicle Model

1. 40 Series

Pair of spare wiper motors that came in a box of 45 parts as spares. Cleaning out boxes of stuff. $125 shipped

 

[Bear]

PMd you to buy these.

 

[middlecalf]

Hard to tell from first pic but is one a low hanging motor and the other a high hanging motor?

 

[Living in the Past]

Hard to tell from first pic but is one a low hanging motor and the other a high hanging motor?

I pick up a 62 parts vehicle. The one wipe motor on the right side was the lower style. I also bought a lot of three wipers years ago. One was the lower style. Wonder if some 40 came that way so both wipers would park on the outside.

 

[Bear]

Since my name came up here: there are two different early wiper motors--you can see the part numbers above. Although visually similar, the interior articulating eccentric arms are different and not interchangeable, and the motors park the wiper arms differently. With the anti-rotation bracket/arm situated at the bottom of the unit, Model 85110-60030 parks the wiper arm to the Right on the windshield as seen from inside the vehicle; 85110-60010 parks the arm to the Left. Ostensibly this was done to keep wiper arms from being directly in the driver's line of sight when not operating.

How the motors are mounted may be up for discussion: whether the anti-rotation arm is to sit at the bottom (as I believe), or the top of the unit, and whether the bulk of the unit hangs down below the windshield frame or above it. In any event, the existence of two different models indicates thought and design over just where the wiper arms are to be parked.

Since many years and many owners have come and gone, the thin aluminum motor covers can be flipped, as well as mounting either motor model "upside" down since the windshield frames have captive nuts for either RHD or LHD anti-rotation bracket/arm mounting. Windshield frames can be swapped with another, with wiring coming up on either side. Even personal choice could dictate one-of-each model, parked to both of the outside edges of the windshield. And model availability at a parts dealer may make the replacement choice for a buyer.

I wrote this back in August 1, 2022. Hope this helps.

Did Toyota simply use whatever model was at hand during assembly (probably not), or did they calculate placement to satisfy regulations in individual countries? Were there ever changes at the docks, the distributors, or individual dealers, and what were the reasons? Lots of reasons why your Land Cruiser has the wiper motors it does. Be grateful that they work and even more grateful that they park when and where you want them !

My 2 cents.

 

[middlecalf]

Yeah @Bear I forgot you brought this forward in another discussion, otherwise I’d have figured you knew what the difference was. Thanks for the info.

 

[Bear]

No biggie--glad I remembered I wrote that and didn't have to rewrite it all over again. Admittedly slow to learn new technology!