Odd wiper problem
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Cape Town
Odd wiper problem
My wipers are intermittent , if the car is cold on 1st turn on , the wiper switch is dead , the car is a 95 with 30 000 miles. If I leave the car outside work and come backa few hrs later when the cabin is hot , the wipers work perfectly.
The stalk is a little loose but nothing serious
No amount of jiggling will get the wipers working if they are "dead" , even replaced the fuse (which was still good) etc..no joy.
Im not sure if the cabin heat is perhaps making a loose connection in the switch or somewhere else make contact as metal expands. Blinkers , headlight dip and cruise control all work perfectly.
I have a FSM on the way , but nothing here right now so cant really trace anything.
The LAST thing I wanna do is pull the steering wheel.
Any ideas of where to look for this fault apart from the stalk?
The stalk is a little loose but nothing serious
No amount of jiggling will get the wipers working if they are "dead" , even replaced the fuse (which was still good) etc..no joy.
Im not sure if the cabin heat is perhaps making a loose connection in the switch or somewhere else make contact as metal expands. Blinkers , headlight dip and cruise control all work perfectly.
I have a FSM on the way , but nothing here right now so cant really trace anything.
The LAST thing I wanna do is pull the steering wheel.
Any ideas of where to look for this fault apart from the stalk?
Racer
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 377
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From: Chicago IL
Hello,
Not sure how similar my 85 is to your 95, but I hope I fixed the same problem by gently cleaning the control board and contacts on the outside of the wiper motor. three scews hold the cover on and i think one is part of the ground. I found a post that suggests removing the board and cleaning the underside, but I didnt go that far. I used some electrical contact cleaner. Things seem to be ok again.
Agent 86's always helpful info http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...help-here.html
Not sure how similar my 85 is to your 95, but I hope I fixed the same problem by gently cleaning the control board and contacts on the outside of the wiper motor. three scews hold the cover on and i think one is part of the ground. I found a post that suggests removing the board and cleaning the underside, but I didnt go that far. I used some electrical contact cleaner. Things seem to be ok again.
Agent 86's always helpful info http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...help-here.html
