Advice on wiper mechanism
Discussion
Planning to overhaul the wiper system and seeking advice on all the parts needed to order in advance.
Problem:
- wipers stop mid screen in intermittent setting with the wipers tilted up off the screen (park switch definitely but should I change the connector block too?)
- intermittent setting wipes much, much slower than normal speed. (Motor?)
- high speed setting does not work at all whether the wipers are touching the screen or tilted up off the screen. When high speed is selected, the wipers stop immediately wherever position they are in mid screen. Checked and there's power to the block (which parts to change?)
- screen wash disappears when driving after brimming the reservoir. The wash is working fine when testing in stationary and the system holds the screen wash with no obvious water gashing out from the top or bottom when testing in stationary. Which parts may be suspected and where I should be looking for leaks?
Good bit:
- normal speed works perfectly and the wipers can wipe across dry screen in normal speed setting.
Part list:
- park switch (definitely)
- connector block with the park switch?
- slow intermittent setting wipe speed - new motor?
- high speed not work - new motor?
- any other parts to change while in at it?
Car is Chimaera 400HC with the motor at the base of the passenger side windscreen.
What I don't understand is whether the motor is dying, because the normal speed works perfectly. So far I am only using the normal speed and not the other two. A pain but not the end of the world.
I am hoping to spend Christmas and New year to get the other two settings working but no time before or after - hence the plan to order all the parts needed now before part suppliers close for Christmas to New year.
Cheers in advance!!
G
Problem:
- wipers stop mid screen in intermittent setting with the wipers tilted up off the screen (park switch definitely but should I change the connector block too?)
- intermittent setting wipes much, much slower than normal speed. (Motor?)
- high speed setting does not work at all whether the wipers are touching the screen or tilted up off the screen. When high speed is selected, the wipers stop immediately wherever position they are in mid screen. Checked and there's power to the block (which parts to change?)
- screen wash disappears when driving after brimming the reservoir. The wash is working fine when testing in stationary and the system holds the screen wash with no obvious water gashing out from the top or bottom when testing in stationary. Which parts may be suspected and where I should be looking for leaks?
Good bit:
- normal speed works perfectly and the wipers can wipe across dry screen in normal speed setting.
Part list:
- park switch (definitely)
- connector block with the park switch?
- slow intermittent setting wipe speed - new motor?
- high speed not work - new motor?
- any other parts to change while in at it?
Car is Chimaera 400HC with the motor at the base of the passenger side windscreen.
What I don't understand is whether the motor is dying, because the normal speed works perfectly. So far I am only using the normal speed and not the other two. A pain but not the end of the world.
I am hoping to spend Christmas and New year to get the other two settings working but no time before or after - hence the plan to order all the parts needed now before part suppliers close for Christmas to New year.
Cheers in advance!!
G
Penelope Stopit said:
I suspect the 1st and 2nd speed cables are connected the wrong way round/around, you also need to be sure that the mechanism is not tight otherwise the new park switch will not last very long
The intermittent is the same speed as speed 1. Speed 2 is barely moving compared to intermittent and speed 1 so does this mean the wiring is correct?
You are right that the first and second speed wires had been switched.
I guess the last owner did it because the first speed slowed to a stop and switching the wires kept the wipers working going for longer.
I'll try to clean up the gearbox and see it the first speed improves.
If not, would that be time for a new wiper motor? Or are there any other cheaper fixes?
I guess the last owner did it because the first speed slowed to a stop and switching the wires kept the wipers working going for longer.
I'll try to clean up the gearbox and see it the first speed improves.
If not, would that be time for a new wiper motor? Or are there any other cheaper fixes?
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