1982 Range Rover wipers

marmon simca · Jan 12, 2020

Hi, after leaving the old bird sitting for a couple of months I now find the wipers rather reluctant to move and only on speed 2 . speed 1 not a mumur, intermittant, stick pushed down, I can hear a relay click but thats all. Eventually speed 2 got moving enough to clear but if I switch off it doesnt park.
I had a look at the switch but there are no exposed contacts like the indicator has, I did spy a black box under the dash wired to the switch.
Just wondering if there is anything else I can do before taking the bonnet off etc.
Many thanks regards Tim.

Datatek · Jan 12, 2020

marmon simca said:
Hi, after leaving the old bird sitting for a couple of months I now find the wipers rather reluctant to move and only on speed 2 . speed 1 not a mumur, intermittant, stick pushed down, I can hear a relay click but thats all. Eventually speed 2 got moving enough to clear but if I switch off it doesnt park.
I had a look at the switch but there are no exposed contacts like the indicator has, I did spy a black box under the dash wired to the switch.
Just wondering if there is anything else I can do before taking the bonnet off etc.
Many thanks regards Tim.

Year and model might help.

Grrrrrr · Jan 12, 2020

Datatek said:
Year and model might help.

Title says 1982?

marmon simca · Jan 12, 2020

I sorry yes it would, Range Rover 1982, put it in the title, perhaps its not showing? cheers

Speckydude · Jan 12, 2020

marmon simca said:
I sorry yes it would, Range Rover 1982, put it in the title, perhaps its not showing? cheers

Model type ?

marmon simca · Jan 12, 2020

Its an ex-police 2-door V8 manual

RangeRoller dt · Jan 12, 2020

@froghopper will probably know

Saint.V8 · Jan 12, 2020

I would hazard a guess they are stuck and the additional power to turn the motor at pos 2 is enough to get them moving.

Saint.V8 · Jan 12, 2020

I would hazard a guess they are stuck and the additional power to turn the motor at pos 2 is enough to get them moving.

Saint.V8 · Jan 12, 2020

I would hazard a guess they are stuck and the additional power to turn the motor at pos 2 is enough to get them moving.

Disco1BFG · Jan 12, 2020

Saint.V8 said:
I would hazard a guess they are stuck and the additional power to turn the motor at pos 2 is enough to get them moving.

+1 - grease in the motor bearings and reduction box has gone hard with age

- time to strip and clean me thinks.

Probably worth stripping and cleaning the whole shebang whilst it's in bits - might need wheelboxes by now - they've done a bit of work sine 1982

1982 Range Rover wipers

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