Electrical: 12 volt wiper motor for my 1955 sedan?

[bob1944]

My six volt wiper motor went bad after 3 years running on 12 volts. Any bolt in 12 volt motors that will work? My car is 1955 Commander 4door sedan. Any help is welcome.

[j.byrd]

bob1944, when we got our 55 from Robert Peterson, he included a 12 volt wiper assembly from a later car that fit right on ! Perhaps he or one of the other "techy" guys will chime in.

[vetteson]

Studebaker GT Hawk windshield wiper motor | eBay

[ChampionRuss]

My six volt wiper motor went bad after 3 years running on 12 volts. Any bolt in 12 volt motors that will work? My car is 1955 Commander 4door sedan. Any help is welcome.

Wow! Running a 6 volt motor on 12 volts applies four times power to the poor little 6 volt motor. Get a 12 volt wiper motor.

[1953champcoupe]

Having disassembled four Stude C bodies from 53-61 I believe that any of the later motors would fit, I could see no difference in mounting of the six volt vs 12 volt motor. My 53 coupe has a 12 V wiper motor from either a 58 or 59 Hawk and works fine (after cleaning and tweaking)

[BRUCESTUDE]

I once removed a 12v wiper motor from a 59 Lark, and installed in a 52 Commander without modification.

[tsenecal]

I might be a bit of a tightwad, but the one listed on fleabay seems like it is a lot overpriced. I think with a little searching you can find a good one for much less. It does look like a nice clean unit though.

[GrumpyOne]

I might be a bit of a tightwad, but the one listed on fleabay seems like it is a lot overpriced. I think with a little searching you can find a good one for much less. It does look like a nice clean unit though.

"RQA" is a well respected Stude seller on eBay. Further he states that the wiper being offered is NOS thus a pretty good bargain...

[jg61hawk]

Try Steve Allen see link below......

ttp://mystudebaker.com/electric/stu...related-parts/

Rebuilt Windshield Wiper Motor
[All 1956-57 cars; Will work on all 1953-55 cars converted to 12 volts; Change ends on wires to use on all 1958-60 cars & 1961-62 Hawks *$100.00 core charge or exhange
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[TD]All 1958-60 cars; All 1960 T-Cab trucks; Change ends on wires to use on 1956-57 cars & 1961-62 Hawks; Works well on 1953-55 cars converted to 12 volts *$100.00 core charge or exhange[/TD]
[TD="width: 10%, align: right"]$250.00[/TD]
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