Anyone have a good Cardone (or other new) number for a '67 Toronado windshield wiper motor? I know it's a Delco 4917644, but am wondering whether a Cardone 85-142 will fit as I found several new. Cardone says no, sellers say yes. Interested in any source for a (preferably) new one, especially given that I've read where others found new ones that worked after trying to restore their originals. Thanks in advance!

 

Am of belief one will usually be better off, by having their original component rebuilt, as opposed to buying a new one, which today usually means "chinesium". Just do one's diligence, and find a rebuilder with a track record, and good reviews.

 

Always sage advice...appreciate it.

 

Mine is a '66, and I'm not sure if the '67 was exactly the same but here's what I found out. Those replacement wiper motors you find from Cardone, etc should fit the car but the washer motor on your original will not fit on to the new motor. You'd have to buy the entire thing, new pump and all as long as the new pump fits your new wiper motos. It "should" fit. If you size up the angles of the housing around washer pump and compare it to yours, you should be able to see how they differ.

I bought a replacement Cardone one off Rockauto a couple of years ago and it bolted right in but when I went to put the washer pump on it I realized they were a slightly different shape and wouldn't go together. I ended up sending it back for a refund and rebuilding mine myself.

A few months later, the resistor on the terminal board on my original started smoking every time I turned the wipers on so I tracked down another original. It came off of a 1965 Impala but it was a dead ringer for the original one on my car. That's the one that's on the car now and it works perfectly.

I'm going to try to rebuild mine properly once I track down the terminal board and maybe a new solenoid switch.

 

Keep in mind, also, that any rebuilder is likely using Chinese-made parts in the rebuild, unless he has a source of NOS parts or is cannibalizing other wiper motors for parts. It's unlikely that there are companies out there making parts for wiper motors and not making complete motors themselves.

It's pretty much impossible to avoid Chinese-made anything these days.

 

Ahhh, I think it's your post from some time ago about one for a '65 Impala that was a perfect match that inspired me to launch this thread. I have an original one sourced from a great guy (John Dorcey, if you know him) so I'll just go that route rather than trust a reman or knock-off. Appreciate the quick response!

 

Oh yeah...there's definitely that. I'll likely source a good used one and then have my original rebuilt. Appreciate it.

 

John won't steer you wrong, he's awesome to deal with and you can be sure it will be correct.

The only reason I fart around with things like Impala motors is because I'm in Canada and I get killed by shipping, customs, and exchange. I got that Impala one here in Canada.

 

Oh yeah, John's one of my best Toro friends...I swear I've been keeping him in business on my own with over 30 years of owning my '67! LOL... And yes, I feel for all my brothers to the north for all of that...not to mention whatever goofiness my government is doing with tariffs.

 

Restoration Service – Wiper Motors

If you're still looking, this guy rebuilt the wiper motor for my '66 after I ran into similar availability issues. He took a bit longer than quoted but I find that is fairly commonplace with some of these guys, just for the fact that they develop a reputation and get backed up with work quite quickly.

 

Thanks Kayden - much appreciated. John Dorcey fixed me up with a good used one, but I think I'm going to send my original off to this guy and have it redone. Thanks again!