General Windscreen wiper

[gaz.d]

I'm confused, my windscreen wiper is playing games with me

It pull the stork down to intermittent and nothing happens, pull it down again and works(fast) . It goes back to intermittent and it works. To stop the wiper arm in correct place, I have to time it right otherwise it can come to rest anywhere on the windscreen.

What is causing it? and what would you check first?

Thanks

 

[Steven]

It's possible that one of the earthing points on the 'hedgehog' is loose. Lift the bonnet and look down on the right for a little electrical cluster thing with lots of wires attached to it with spade connectors. Take them off one by one and clean them. A little copper grease applied should stop it from happening again. Failing that it could either be the motor or the switch, check the electrics first though as it's cheapest and easiest.

 

[JimMagill]

It's italian electrics... After you've tried what steve said then the only other option is get a Medium

Jim

 

[urchin]

my e plate 4x4 has that fault too i think it is in the motor but i don't have one to try at the moment if you sort it post and let me know

 

[Alan.D]

Contacts within the motor will be rusty or need cleaned, I did a thread on repairing the rear wiper motor and will probably be simmilar.

 

[gaz.d]

I will play with car today. See what bits I can take out and put back together..Thanks

Welder came yesterday, so I can see if I can repair the hole I made with the dremel

 

[Alan.D]

 

[gaz.d]

Fallen at the first hurdle. How do I get access to the wiper motor

Did what you told me to do steve. No copper grease but had vaseline handy

 

[Alan.D]

Do'h.

remove the rubber that goes accross the top of the bonnet, remove the rain water pipe from the window vent and carefully remove the trim panel down & to the left towards the centre of the car. You will now see the wiper motor. Remove the wiper arm then the plastic nut from the spindle. Remove the 3x 10mm bolts from the motor plate unplug the wiring push the spindle through then remove.

Dead easy.

Here is the rear wiper repair.....https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-cla...motor-repair.html?highlight=rear+wiper+repair hopfully the front will be simmilar?

Steve any chance of sticking that in the guide section?

 

[gaz.d]

Do'h.

remove the rubber that goes accross the top of the bonnet, remove the rain water pipe from the window vent and carefully remove the trim panel down & to the left towards the centre of the car. You will now see the wiper motor. Remove the wiper arm then the plastic nut from the spindle. Remove the 3x 10mm bolts from the motor plate unplug the wiring push the spindle through then remove.

Dead easy.

Here is the rear wiper repair.....https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/46182-rear-wiper-motor-repair.html?highlight=rear+wiper+repair hopfully the front will be simmilar?

Steve any chance of sticking that in the guide section?

Thanks Alan, alot of work just to get at motor

I really should invest in a haynes manual

 

[JimMagill]

Thanks Alan, alot of work just to get at motor

I really should invest in a haynes manual

It's a lot easier than it sounds... Should only take 10 min to get the motor out (honest! )

Jim

 

[posh pandas]

yep - especially if you use that vaseline

 

[gaz.d]

It's a lot easier than it sounds... Should only take 10 min to get the motor out (honest! )

Jim

Hmm...this sounds like a krypton factor style challenge