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Wiper Park problems, not parking properly |
mpissaquah |
Aug 31 2008, 01:35 PM
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Mike P Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 24-September 05 From: Sammamish, WA Member No.: 4,857 Region Association: None |
When turning my wipers off they do not park in the normal position. Instead of parking in the lower left side of the windshield, they swing back up a bit and park a in an annoying position in front of the field of visions. ie: park position takes the wipers back up the right a bit instead of placing them all the way down to the left. It's as if something is reversed for parking and instead of going all the way down and to the left, they go back up a bit to the right. It appears everything is wired correctly.
See picture for where they park currently. I've searched the discussions and cant seem to find any answers. so I turn to the wise members for help |
Spoke |
Sep 1 2008, 08:16 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,052 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
The wipers should park at the lowest travel of the arms. Since the electrical contacts for motor travel are in the motor assembly, there is no way to adjust the motor to change where the arms park.
The motor mechanism just goes around a circle and stops at one point. This stopping point should coincide with the arm assembly (not just the wiper arm but the whole moving assembly) being at their lowest position. If the motor assembly has splines, perhaps the arm assembly is off by one spline? On my 71, the wipers park in the extreme right position so the arm assembly has been connected to the motor exactly 180 degrees off from normal where the wipers park on the left side. |
mpissaquah |
Sep 22 2008, 11:47 PM
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Mike P Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 24-September 05 From: Sammamish, WA Member No.: 4,857 Region Association: None |
This all makes sence except that it does not appear to be how mine is performing. They park about 1/3rd of the way between the far left travel and far right travel and ned up near the middle fo the windshield.
The wipers should park at the lowest travel of the arms. Since the electrical contacts for motor travel are in the motor assembly, there is no way to adjust the motor to change where the arms park. The motor mechanism just goes around a circle and stops at one point. This stopping point should coincide with the arm assembly (not just the wiper arm but the whole moving assembly) being at their lowest position. If the motor assembly has splines, perhaps the arm assembly is off by one spline? On my 71, the wipers park in the extreme right position so the arm assembly has been connected to the motor exactly 180 degrees off from normal where the wipers park on the left side. |
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