Head Light Washer
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Just sticking up for Penticton Toyota...the parts guys there have been able to get anything I have asked for (maybe not for the best price but they can get it). Almost all of the parts do come from Japan and require about a week lead time so I don't think you were being dissed by the parts guy, I think he was actually being logical...why ship from Japan to BC to Ontario when your local dealer in Ontario can likely get it straight from Japan therby saving you money on shipping fees. I'm sure if you cannot find anywhere local that has the ability/desire to bring the part in from Japan, that Penticton Toyota would do it for you...but just expect a hearty shipping expense.
Hey no need to appologize even if you were dissing them, and I hope my post didn't seem like I was attacking you. 
I have just have had pretty good service from the parts department so I wanted to give them a plug in case someone else is stuck hunting for parts.
I have just have had pretty good service from the parts department so I wanted to give them a plug in case someone else is stuck hunting for parts.
Diesel Weasel said:IMHO, just leave it disconnected. Come on, it's a Landcruiser, not a Lexus.
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Leaving it un plugged
Hey !!!!
That got your attention ehhh
Let me just say to those who would like me to just leave it unplugged (almost sounds like an acustic session) NO No way nadda.
The truck came with it and the headlight washer system so I will dump my money into it to keep it functional. Leave it unplugged geee. I really hope you treat your cruisers better than that...
I'm sure you all do..
Any way all kidding aside I gotta go have something for diner..
Later.
Hey !!!!
That got your attention ehhh
Let me just say to those who would like me to just leave it unplugged (almost sounds like an acustic session) NO No way nadda.
The truck came with it and the headlight washer system so I will dump my money into it to keep it functional. Leave it unplugged geee. I really hope you treat your cruisers better than that...
I'm sure you all do..
Any way all kidding aside I gotta go have something for diner..
Later.
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- #28
Temporary Washer Repair
Well I gotta tell yah when I get something going I just can not put it to bed...:whoops:
SO to continue --
I was looking at the washer motor casing "empty" cause I took it all apart & cleaned it out.
I had a look in my junk pile and found an old no name electric motor in it... You guessed it-- I pulled it apart...Guess what I was able with some work, to get the Magnets out and try them in the original washer motor housing....OHHH!!! they fit..
I could still see where the original magnets had been fastened in the old case, cleaned it up some more and glued the new magnets into the old washer motor case..
I still had the old armature so I started cleaning it up..I got it cleaned up enough to try fitting it back into the old case, to make sure it didn't hit the new magnets.. It didn't hit so I cleaned it up completely( the best I could with limited tools) and hoped it would still function.
The oil light bearings (x2) in the motor were also good so I soaked them in oil while I worked on the Old brush mount..This is all one piece. But mine had broke..
I'm tellin you the rust in this motor when I took it apart was just unbelievable.. Most of the problem in the motor other than the original magnets turning to poweder was that the brush springs had rusted completely away. They are used to keep tension on the brushes so they stay in contact with the armature..
Anyway I got the brush holders fixed (there is also a thermal breaker in this motor more about this later..) Then started fitting the original brushes. One slid right in the other was not so lucky.. I had to work on the holder some more to get it to move freely .. but got it done.
The next couple of hours was spent looking all over the house for a couple of springs that would be suitable for putting tension on the brushes.. If found some in an old toy train locamotive..So I scavanged those and used em..
Now it was time to see if this washer motor was gona run or not..
Got the armature installed with brushes resting on the armature and got the housing back on..Spun the shaft up with me electric drill. I also had a volt meter on the hook up connections hoping that it would read something once I started the drill which would also help seat the brushes on the armature.. Once I started the drill the volt meter did show some voltage which told me the armature was still good. I let it run on the drill for a few minutes...
Then the big test!!!!
I hooked the motor up to a power supply .. turned it on and watched to motor smoke.....
Remember that thermal breaker I mention earlier??
Well it was doing the smoking.. I got out my soldering gun and silver solder.. YEP I buy passed that sucker...
Put the motor back together again put the power to it --- what a sound weeeeeeerrrrrrrr IT WORKED!!!!!!
Made sure everythig was sealed up put the pump back on the motor and put the power to it again.. weeeeerrrrrr IT WORKED..
REinstalled the assembly back into the washer tank, put some water in, took it out to the truck, hooked up the power.
Put the key in the ignition turned it on, turned on the lights pulled back on the washer lever.. windshield washer worked BUT SO DID MY HEAD LIGHT WASHER.........Reinstalled in truck tested and worked..
I gotta tell you this was no small job. You would think because the motor was small the job to fix it would be too. If you think that try about 10 hours give or take a few minutes.. how ever long it takes to drink beer take that time off per beer you see. laf, laf
The stuff in this motor is small and I was using one of those magnifier lamps to see what I was doing..also no real tools for the job.
Now If I can find a new one this will make an exellent spare..
This is a large post but for those who read it I hope you enjoyed it..
Well I gotta tell yah when I get something going I just can not put it to bed...:whoops:
SO to continue --
I was looking at the washer motor casing "empty" cause I took it all apart & cleaned it out.
I had a look in my junk pile and found an old no name electric motor in it... You guessed it-- I pulled it apart...Guess what I was able with some work, to get the Magnets out and try them in the original washer motor housing....OHHH!!! they fit..
I could still see where the original magnets had been fastened in the old case, cleaned it up some more and glued the new magnets into the old washer motor case..
I still had the old armature so I started cleaning it up..I got it cleaned up enough to try fitting it back into the old case, to make sure it didn't hit the new magnets.. It didn't hit so I cleaned it up completely( the best I could with limited tools) and hoped it would still function.
The oil light bearings (x2) in the motor were also good so I soaked them in oil while I worked on the Old brush mount..This is all one piece. But mine had broke..
I'm tellin you the rust in this motor when I took it apart was just unbelievable.. Most of the problem in the motor other than the original magnets turning to poweder was that the brush springs had rusted completely away. They are used to keep tension on the brushes so they stay in contact with the armature..
Anyway I got the brush holders fixed (there is also a thermal breaker in this motor more about this later..) Then started fitting the original brushes. One slid right in the other was not so lucky.. I had to work on the holder some more to get it to move freely .. but got it done.
The next couple of hours was spent looking all over the house for a couple of springs that would be suitable for putting tension on the brushes.. If found some in an old toy train locamotive..So I scavanged those and used em..
Now it was time to see if this washer motor was gona run or not..
Got the armature installed with brushes resting on the armature and got the housing back on..Spun the shaft up with me electric drill. I also had a volt meter on the hook up connections hoping that it would read something once I started the drill which would also help seat the brushes on the armature.. Once I started the drill the volt meter did show some voltage which told me the armature was still good. I let it run on the drill for a few minutes...
Then the big test!!!!
I hooked the motor up to a power supply .. turned it on and watched to motor smoke.....
Remember that thermal breaker I mention earlier??
Well it was doing the smoking.. I got out my soldering gun and silver solder.. YEP I buy passed that sucker...
Put the motor back together again put the power to it --- what a sound weeeeeeerrrrrrrr IT WORKED!!!!!!
Made sure everythig was sealed up put the pump back on the motor and put the power to it again.. weeeeerrrrrr IT WORKED..
REinstalled the assembly back into the washer tank, put some water in, took it out to the truck, hooked up the power.
Put the key in the ignition turned it on, turned on the lights pulled back on the washer lever.. windshield washer worked BUT SO DID MY HEAD LIGHT WASHER.........Reinstalled in truck tested and worked..
I gotta tell you this was no small job. You would think because the motor was small the job to fix it would be too. If you think that try about 10 hours give or take a few minutes.. how ever long it takes to drink beer take that time off per beer you see. laf, laf
The stuff in this motor is small and I was using one of those magnifier lamps to see what I was doing..also no real tools for the job.
Now If I can find a new one this will make an exellent spare..
This is a large post but for those who read it I hope you enjoyed it..
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cool and congrates Richard... i think an inline fuse might be a good idea, i would hate to see the truck burn because you bypassed a part...
nice fix...
nice fix...
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- #30
Wayne ..
Thanks for the tip.
I'm still on the lookout for either a used or new head light washer motor / pump.
But this will do untill that day comes..
I guess a person might find one in the front end of a 1/2 cut LJ78 land cruiser Prado attached to the headlight cleaner tank IF some one with one wanted to look.. and maybe sell it to me..
Thanks for the tip.
I'm still on the lookout for either a used or new head light washer motor / pump.
But this will do untill that day comes..
I guess a person might find one in the front end of a 1/2 cut LJ78 land cruiser Prado attached to the headlight cleaner tank IF some one with one wanted to look.. and maybe sell it to me..
I guess we all have our priorities.
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- #37
frp88,
Maybe it is the same as mine. Lj78 Prado
I need to have my head lights ON,
then pull the windshield washer lever back..
This activates the windshield washer as well as the head light washer.
SO with headlights off , when the lever is pulled I only get windshield washer.
Hope this helps you.
Maybe it is the same as mine. Lj78 Prado
I need to have my head lights ON,
then pull the windshield washer lever back..
This activates the windshield washer as well as the head light washer.
SO with headlights off , when the lever is pulled I only get windshield washer.
Hope this helps you.
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- #38
To Finish Off This Thread
Well I was able to obtain a new head light washer pump/motor from Japan.
It came in the mail today..
I would like to thank all that input info, espeaially Dave of "Japan 4X4 Co.Ltd" who came up with this New part for me.. A Special thanks Dave.
For all you LJ78 Prado owners that are looking for a new headlight washer motor/pump the PART NUMBER IS 85310-22100.
Also be aware that this part is OR is going to be discontiued by Toyota.
Cheers everyone
Well I was able to obtain a new head light washer pump/motor from Japan.
It came in the mail today..
I would like to thank all that input info, espeaially Dave of "Japan 4X4 Co.Ltd" who came up with this New part for me.. A Special thanks Dave.
For all you LJ78 Prado owners that are looking for a new headlight washer motor/pump the PART NUMBER IS 85310-22100.
Also be aware that this part is OR is going to be discontiued by Toyota.
Cheers everyone
i also have a lj78 with the very fancy head light washes however where is the button that makes it live???
all sorted
well i have done a bit more digging and found that the pump for the light washes is beyond repair so i'll replace it sometime..
well i have done a bit more digging and found that the pump for the light washes is beyond repair so i'll replace it sometime..
