Wiper Parking
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Wiper Parking
Hi,
Can anyone tell me which 'bit' controls the wipers to make them return to the right place when I switch them off ?
SHY's wipers currently stop in the middle of the windscreen - regardless of where they are when you switch them off
I have a complete spare motor assembly.... but can I just change a capacitor or whatever it is
Can anyone tell me which 'bit' controls the wipers to make them return to the right place when I switch them off ?
SHY's wipers currently stop in the middle of the windscreen - regardless of where they are when you switch them off
I have a complete spare motor assembly.... but can I just change a capacitor or whatever it is
Ems & Jim
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Hello SM,
there is a round raised cover on the wiper motor which has a wire connected to it. This is the park switch. It can be rotated if you slacken the main cover to reset the park position. The other way is to switch off, pull each arm in turn off the spindle and reposition them at the normal park position.
Alec
there is a round raised cover on the wiper motor which has a wire connected to it. This is the park switch. It can be rotated if you slacken the main cover to reset the park position. The other way is to switch off, pull each arm in turn off the spindle and reposition them at the normal park position.
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Nooooooooo! You'll get the wipers running on the bonnet by doing that!The other way is to switch off, pull each arm in turn off the spindle and reposition them at the normal park position.
You first suggestion was perfectly correct. The round cap with a wire on it has a circular contact inside - this contact powers the motor even when you turn the switch off. Part of the contact is cut away so that the motor stops running in 1 place when the switch is off. Rotating the round cap will change the position that the motor stops, therefore changing the position at which the wipers will park
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I did just that at the weekend, last in the line of jobs, just pulled off the old arms & fitted the new ones with new blades by eye... didn't get them on the bonnet though... am I just talented or very lucky!!Nooooooooo! You'll get the wipers running on the bonnet by doing that!
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My Morris doesn't have the park switch on the gear cover. Needs to switch off by hand in the lower position. Did someone use the wrong spare for my 65 Tourer? Can I change the cover (with a switch)? Or do I have to change the whole motor with gearbox?
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Ray, thanks. Will keep my eyes open for the newer version. In the meantime will ask the co-driver to take care of the "wiper-switch-on-and-off-timing"Theo,
Sounds like it is an early one.
How much would a new wiper-motor with gearbox cost?
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