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(Message started by: ColinE on Sep 11^th, 2007, 3:50pm)

Title: Rear wipers
Post by ColinE on Sep 11^th, 2007, 3:50pm

Hu Guys
This morning the rear wiper on my 16v 1995 Ultima stopped working, I revearsed off my drive it wiped once or twice then stopped, if I hit the stalk the water jet still works, I have check the drivers hand book and then the manual from the forum, they do not read the same.
Thought iy might be a relay check what I think is correct as per the hand book pulled a couple of relays they look clean, have not check them selves, then looked in the workshop manual, the relays are marked up completley differant, before I start ripping it apart any help please would be usefull.
The fuse boxes are completley dry.

Colin

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by scorpio_man on Sep 14^th, 2007, 1:42pm

hi there

have you tried 'working' it by hand with the power ON?

my one started working very slowly once. gave it a helping hand for a bit and it hasn't done it since.

i did use a bit of wd-40 where i could get to.

hth

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Sep 15^th, 2007, 6:53pm

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

you had to use it...........

which means..........

it was raining...........

which means............

water in one or both fuse boxes..........

which means........

wipers wont work..........

::)

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by Highlander on Sep 16^th, 2007, 10:43am

They seize up as Andrew says, i posted a while ago how i sorted mine but i cant find it now!! basically dirt and rust accumulates under the plastic cover on the motor shaft and jams it, wd40 and grease sorts it ;)

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by ColinE on Sep 18^th, 2007, 1:46pm

Hi Scorpioman
Had an e-mail today seems a VSS will be in the post today!!!!!!!!
Thanks to you and Highlander, the wiper advice worked,
I tried to move the arm by hand it would only move a fraction, I pumped some WD40 around the shaft as best I could then tried to move it again, then switched it on, it did not seem to have worked, then I realised the wiper arm had moved, so wacked some more WD at it again tried to move the arm, switched on and away its gone, thanks guys I will keep an eye on this in future.

Colin

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by ColinE on Sep 19^th, 2007, 2:15pm

Hi Guys
Tried the wipers again this morning all working fine.
But when I hit the water button the jet of water is so powerful its missing the rear screen and washing the people on the pavement, has something broken or come adrift, should there be a restrictor in the line.

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by ColinE on Sep 19^th, 2007, 3:18pm

Hi
Sorry guys I did not realise there was an adjustable ball jet in the arm, it just looked like a straight jet.
Problem solved.

Title: Re: Rear wipers
Post by scorpio_man on Sep 19^th, 2007, 9:22pm

on 09/19/07 at 15:18:26, ColinE wrote:

Hi
Sorry guys I did not realise there was an adjustable ball jet in the arm, it just looked like a straight jet.
Problem solved.

hi there

there's 2! one top and bottom on the end 'square'.

hth