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| boxsterfan |
 Jan 27 2014, 11:35 AM
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914's are kewl  Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California  |
My windshield wipers don't like to return to home position (stock on the left side). In addition the "low speed" doesn't work either. Two clicks up (high speed) works but I get to do the old "time the shut off" if I want them to stop at the "home" position. Otherwise, it's just wiper roulette.
Is this a bad relay (the one in the front under the cowl) causing the condition? |
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| Dave_Darling |
Jan 27 2014, 09:40 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,328 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Worth swapping the relay around to one of the other sockets in the car. It's cheap and easy, after all.
But I think it's more likely that the microswitch in the linkage assembly (actually, is it in the motor housing?) isn't working correctly. --DD |
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| boxsterfan |
Jan 27 2014, 10:23 PM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jan 27 2014, 07:40 PM)  Worth swapping the relay around to one of the other sockets in the car. It's cheap and easy, after all. But I think it's more likely that the microswitch in the linkage assembly (actually, is it in the motor housing?) isn't working correctly. --DD I was guessing it is the square relay mounted under the cowl behind the carbon cannister on my 74 2.0L. I'm going to be taking out my gas tank soon for refurbishing so I guess if the wiper motor has to be replaced now is the time. But was hoping this was something simpler....or something in the mechanism in the steering column? |
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| Mike Bellis |
Jan 27 2014, 10:31 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,347 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(boxsterfan @ Jan 27 2014, 08:23 PM) QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jan 27 2014, 07:40 PM) Worth swapping the relay around to one of the other sockets in the car. It's cheap and easy, after all. But I think it's more likely that the microswitch in the linkage assembly (actually, is it in the motor housing?) isn't working correctly. --DD I was guessing it is the square relay mounted under the cowl behind the carbon cannister on my 74 2.0L. I'm going to be taking out my gas tank soon for refurbishing so I guess if the wiper motor has to be replaced now is the time. But was hoping this was something simpler....or something in the mechanism in the steering column? You have a delay wiper relay. (Option) the wipers do not need the relay to work. The switch controls the motor. The delay relay under the hood was an option with a small adapter harness. |
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