window wiper issues

evening all

heres a dumb question but i thought since i have a bit of leave, id sort a nagging issue...

can anyone tell me why my bloody wipers stop halfway across the screen + not return to the stowed position + how to fix it?

iv got pretty good at timing it so i flick the stalk off as they are down but id like to sort it!

cheers guys!

defender 110 td5 csw (pre facelift dash)

Probably the park switch I would suggest

Sorry, presuming that the blades are co-herent and not independantly wobbelling all over the screen.

If they do not both at the same time move to a normal resting position, then the wiper motor is not getting the signal to "park" the blades hence park switch

skint-as-usual said:

Sorry, presuming that the blades are co-herent and not independantly wobbelling all over the screen.

If they do not both at the same time move to a normal resting position, then the wiper motor is not getting the signal to "park" the blades hence park switch

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Awsome thanks skint!

second stupid question of th evening;

wheres the park switch!? lmao

Park switch is inside the motor, normally.

I'm sure there's an article on this on the forum if you do a search, from not long ago.

Oh, it usually lives in the wiper motor assembly behind a cover, passenger side just under the "dash" - as it is known . see also
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f41/wiper-boxes-cable-renewal-99743.html
just to get an idea.

Basically the windscreen wiper switch on the stalk sends a pulse to the motor to give a wipe, and relies on the park switch to keep the power live to the motor until the armsn hit the "rest" position.

Mind you I could be talking bollox at this time of a night.

Try to find the part number of a park switch - but that data lives on another computer.

See what I can do

Rely on other people too for a balanced relpy

thanks for the replies!
iv been trawling the archive but seems they are all to do with worn or ceased box'

looks like im stripping the dash again. DAMNIT! i just had it appart last month;



so is the park switch a replacable item or is it gonna be a complete new wiper motor?

cheers skint!

just had a look here;

?????????? ???????? ?????? ??? LandRover Defender 1987-2006, Body Electrics

item number 3? p/n; 520160

sound about right?

Ah well,

still working on the part number but you are already half way there.

Should not need a full strip out of the dash, just need access to the motor as attached

deaftonewonder said:

cheers skint!

just had a look here;

?????????? ???????? ?????? ??? LandRover Defender 1987-2006, Body Electrics

item number 3? p/n; 520160

sound about right?

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YES

defender park switch | eBay

fook, beat me to it

my page 777 "body electrical"

That is what I would try.

520160 | Park Switch

£4.60 ish plus VAT.

Check out that the solution sounds good first, it was just my first instinct at the park switch

m8 for £4 +vat its a gr8 place to start!

thanks for the help, i'll update when iv fitted

deaftonewonder said:

m8 for £4 +vat its a gr8 place to start!

thanks for the help, i'll update when iv fitted

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Still ****ed off that you and ratty beat me to the part number and an external link

Still, I have shifted over the part books to this computer now.

AhHa

decided to test a signature too.

Worked

cheers ratty, ebay it is!

paddock want more for the postage than the item itself!?

skint-as-usual said:

Still ****ed off that you and ratty beat me to the part number and an external link

Still, I have shifted over the part books to this computer now.

AhHa

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Shoulda used the search button.

deaftonewonder said:

cheers ratty, ebay it is!

paddock want more for the postage than the item itself!?

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I've had to change the park switch on 3 of my 4 landys and have fitted VW relays to the last 2. All of em have been bought off ebay and I've not had any issues.

VW relays ratty?
are they the same part?

No, they are different. It is a way to get intermittent wipe action, add a relay from VW.

Documented on here some where

skint-as-usual said:

No, they are different. It is a way to get intermittent wipe action, add a relay from VW.

Documented on here some where

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Oh kool! -but i already got one on order from ebay so i think i'll wait till that 1 fails then tinker with a VW setup!

cheers guy

deaftonewonder said:

Oh kool! -but i already got one on order from ebay so i think i'll wait till that 1 fails then tinker with a VW setup!

cheers guy

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lol im such a muggle.

iv got the park switch on order -just looked at a few threads ref variable delay intermittnt wipers + for the sake of swapping 1 relay im in!!!

FYI its a VW no 99 relay, part number VW 357 955 531
£8

this isnt the one i got but might help someone else

No 99 VW GOLF MK2 FRONT INTERMITTENT WASH WIPER RELAY 357 955 531 357955531 | eBay