wiper toggle switch

Threealfas · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 03:25 AM

Well the electrical conspiracy that my 1750 GTV started one me last week continues. Yesterday for no reason the wipers stopped working. I knew that I had a blown fuse, which put out the interior lights, but that was the only one and I changed that. The wipers still don't work. I think the switch is ok, but I am not going to muck around with this. I am going to let the sparky take a look. Lets hope its something easy. Incase it isn't what is involved in removing a toggle switch from the centre console of a 1750 GTV ? Looks quite tricky.

Cheers,

Phil

#2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 04:40 AM

can't offer any useful advice, had the same problem with my spider, spent hours checking it out,had power to the wiper motor but they just wouldn't work, so I bought a used wiper motor, went out to the garage, placed the used wiper motor on the bench, hit the wiper switch one last time and it worked, the used unit is still on a shelf in the garage and the wipers have never given me another problem, and I'm not asking why, This is my 10th Italian sports car and I stopped asking why along time ago.
BUT has the car been sitting long and do the contacts need cleaned?

Threealfas · #3 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 04:57 AM

Car is used evert day and was a daily driver for PO. wipers were ok till sunday. Like I said the electric components are each taking there turn to kick me in the teeth. What's next ?

#4 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 05:57 AM

checked thru some other electrical posts and you have been having trouble, 105 fuse boxes can be trouble, but I have to ask, did you have any problems before installing the new relay for the headlights? if you still have the old relay, might it help to reinstall it just to confirm that its not part of the problem, some owners (myself included) make cleaning the fuse box connectors part of the regular pm, and it still doesn't prevent problems.

**papajam** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 06:36 PM

A foot washer/wiper switch that's gone bad can cause non-working wipers too. There's a post here somewhere that tells which wires to jump to bypass the washer switch. I'll see if I can find it......

ALfemale · #6 (**permalink**) 12-03-2003, 08:01 PM

I think there must be something with the switches as I have gone through 2 already in my car and in some cases I would imagine they might be burning out the motors.

Just one of my theorys.

Sarah.

Threealfas · #7 (**permalink**) 12-04-2003, 06:32 AM

Well no joy with the wipers as yet. the sparky who is not an alfa expert by the way did his best but could find no faults in the car that might be a wiper issue. It has been suggested that the fault may lie with a contact on the wiper motor itself. Any thoughts ?

Also, does anyone know if all coupes share the same Bosch wiper motor ?

We have been having a drought all year and now when my wipers pack it in the wet season begins.

Bummer,

Phil

magista · #8 (**permalink**) 12-12-2003, 11:11 PM

Removing the switch should be easy. Usually the switch is pushed through the back of of the console and a threaded ring is screwed down from the front. Just unscrew the ring and pull it out.

There are, I think two different wiper motors. One is a 3 wire and the other is a 4 wire (it could be 2 and 3 though). There is a difference in the number of wires coming off the motor.

Either way, they are kind of hard to track down and tend to be expensive.

Good luck.

Threealfas · #9 (**permalink**) 12-13-2003, 12:57 AM

Thanks for that. Sourced the problem. A wire had broke on motor. All fixed now.