Help - wipers fusing brake lights

[Rossco2010]

Any ideas welcome on aboce

[phillpot]

Had same problem, found it to be the wiper park switch. It sits almost under the wiper motor, an ideal place to get wet, corrode and rust till it shorts out.

found one on Ebay (fairly common Lucas part used by Rover and Taxi's IIRC).Bit fiddly to change, mine was so bad the plug from the loom that goes onto it wouldn't come off so cut it off and used individual connectors.

[debaron]

+1

Fairly straightforward to do yourself.

TIP - park the wipers in the middle of the screen before you start. Clears the cam lobe from the switch making removal easier.

Also make sure to pack the terminals with grease to inhibit water ingress in the future.


Ryan

[phillpot]

debaron said:

Also make sure to pack the terminals with grease to inhibit water ingress in the future.


Ryan

I used this but propbably no better than any "ordinary" silicone grease ?

[Rossco2010]

Cheers gents. Mine's one of the newer ones, helpfully tucked under the steering column in the cockpit, agony to access unless you're super bendy.

Needed some other stuff doing so put it into local specialist and apparently whole motor is knackered...

[spend]

The park switch connector terminals can be removed (they are just common 4.8mm latched female blades) and replaced with new.

My preference is to lightly oil and then seal the rear (wire side) with silicone, just packing grease into the contacts when the sealant has cured.

Thin strips of foam used to build a 'damn' around the wiper have been very successful for me, it just seems to make the water run down the wing rather than over your precious bits