wiper issues
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wiper issues
'89 f250
turn on the wipers and at first they would die halfway through thier motion.
doesn't even do that anymore.
now it just makes a buzzing noise, like a motor trying to move but being held back.
can move wipers manually, so I don't think they or the motor is stuck.
question:
do you think it's the wiper switch or the motor?
all connections are ok, I popped open the motor and it doesn't look like the gears are hung up or worn.
thanks
Drew
turn on the wipers and at first they would die halfway through thier motion.
doesn't even do that anymore.
now it just makes a buzzing noise, like a motor trying to move but being held back.
can move wipers manually, so I don't think they or the motor is stuck.
question:
do you think it's the wiper switch or the motor?
all connections are ok, I popped open the motor and it doesn't look like the gears are hung up or worn.
thanks
Drew
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well pulled some of the dash and undid the switch.
after cleaning the terminals and whatnot, the wipers work again. Only thing is they do not go back down automatically.
you pretty much have to wait for them to be at the bottom of thier travel before you shut them off.
isn't there another switch that controls this? (aside from the dashswitch)
just hate to buy a motor if it isn't required....
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dp
after cleaning the terminals and whatnot, the wipers work again. Only thing is they do not go back down automatically.
you pretty much have to wait for them to be at the bottom of thier travel before you shut them off.
isn't there another switch that controls this? (aside from the dashswitch)
just hate to buy a motor if it isn't required....
thanks
dp
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If you have the interimnent wipers, you have a black electrical wiper relay box bolted to the dash under the wiper switch.
Every time you release the emergency brakes it slams up aganist the stops and shakes the dash and the box very hard. After a while of this sudden slamming, the electrical connections in the box start to come unsolded.
I have taken mine apart and resoldered the connections once already. That was several years ago, now it needs it again. The wipers will ususlly work on high, but stop whenever they want on low. Sometimes they will stop, other times they will moan and move slow. I guess a solder job in in the near future again.
Mine is an 87, and the wiper thing is fairly common if you use the e-brake a lot.
Every time you release the emergency brakes it slams up aganist the stops and shakes the dash and the box very hard. After a while of this sudden slamming, the electrical connections in the box start to come unsolded.
I have taken mine apart and resoldered the connections once already. That was several years ago, now it needs it again. The wipers will ususlly work on high, but stop whenever they want on low. Sometimes they will stop, other times they will moan and move slow. I guess a solder job in in the near future again.
Mine is an 87, and the wiper thing is fairly common if you use the e-brake a lot.
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that sounds possible.
my 88 f150 never had any of these problems, but I owned it for a good part of it's life, and never used the ebrake.
this f250 diesel I just recently bought and so I'm not certain if the ebrake was used alot.
will check it out, thanks alot.
drew
my 88 f150 never had any of these problems, but I owned it for a good part of it's life, and never used the ebrake.
this f250 diesel I just recently bought and so I'm not certain if the ebrake was used alot.
will check it out, thanks alot.
drew
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Two Cents+time for solder, $150 for new relay box
Originally Posted by yardbird
If you have the interimnent wipers, you have a black electrical wiper relay box bolted to the dash under the wiper switch...
...I have taken mine apart and resoldered the connections once already. That was several years ago, now it needs it again. The wipers will ususlly work on high, but stop whenever they want on low. Sometimes they will stop, other times they will moan and move slow. I guess a solder job in in the near future again.
Mine is an 87, and the wiper thing is fairly common if you use the e-brake a lot.
...I have taken mine apart and resoldered the connections once already. That was several years ago, now it needs it again. The wipers will ususlly work on high, but stop whenever they want on low. Sometimes they will stop, other times they will moan and move slow. I guess a solder job in in the near future again.
Mine is an 87, and the wiper thing is fairly common if you use the e-brake a lot.
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