Self Repost: Still trying to solve a friends windshield wiper parking issue....
07-30-2008, 07:36 AM
#21
Yeah, you're right.. now that I think of it.. it's been a while since I've played with wiper motors.
If they park in the same spot every time, then it's not the relay. If they park wherever they are when you cut the switch off, then it is teh relay.
07-30-2008, 07:40 AM
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Actually that's exactly right. Wherever you set it that's where it will start and finish.
Have you even seen how it works? And is that a picture of a BPV gone Blow off Valve?
07-30-2008, 07:41 AM
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Half right. The sweep is dictated by the linkage. The distance is fixed.
The wipers need to be positioned to cover the sweep.
The motor controls the parking spot. It stops in one place.
The linkage arm from the motor to the wiper linkage syncs up the spot where the motor stops to the correct spot in the sweep range.
Youmay, however, be on to something with you comment about the wiper motor. When the motors get old, sometimes the parking spot can move around. If the adjustment doesn't solve the issue permanently, the motor should be replaced.
The motor controls the parking spot. It stops in one place.
The linkage arm from the motor to the wiper linkage syncs up the spot where the motor stops to the correct spot in the sweep range.
Youmay, however, be on to something with you comment about the wiper motor. When the motors get old, sometimes the parking spot can move around. If the adjustment doesn't solve the issue permanently, the motor should be replaced.
07-30-2008, 07:48 AM
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Have tried it with the wipers up trying to figure it out. Hoping this guy will learn from my mistake
By the way it works just like I said. Goes and comes back the same every time.