| Subject: | =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?= |
| From: | Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:45:55 -0700 |
Got a pic up on the blog, for what it’s worth.
https://shufti.blog/2021/08/23/vanagon-all-wipers-and-washers-stuck-on/
Alistair
> On Aug 23, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Well that wasn’t that hard at all.
> After checking the relays ( was easy, why not) I pulled switch assembly off.
>
> Yes, it was a switch. Was the combo front wash, rear wash contacts.
>
> I’ll post a pic on the blog soon, but shirt story is that depressing the stalk, or pulling back on it, switches between front wash and rear wash ( and wipe).
>
> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture.
>
> But the two contacts were , in this case, both touching the central “selector” contact. Thus energizing both rear and front wash wipe constantly.
>
> You know how in these type switch assemblies you have the brass power trace held in position by the plastic housing. I guess the grip is weak in this spot.
>
> Bent, moved, pressed, things back to normal and wipers work as they should.
>
> Ab
>
>> On Aug 22, 2021, at 9:45 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
