alsil Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 Anybody have any clue how to bench test a wiper motor from a '71? I can't get either of the ones I have to even register a load. There are 5 wires: Black (Ground for switch or motor?) Blue (switch fast speed?) Blue - Red (Constant?) Blue - Yellow (switch normal speed?) Blue - White I need to get my wipers going, I don't have a problem making a harness for it, as long as I can get it working. Thanks Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 ALSIL-WIPER PROBLEM I HAVE WIRING DIAGRAM FOR YOUR WIPER MOTOR. POST YOUR FAX NUMBER AND I'LL FAX IT OVER TO YOU. ALOHA, SUNNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted December 1, 2001 Author Share Posted December 1, 2001 cool! Thanks! Fax it to 408-228-5523! I will get it on Monday. Would have posted earlier but I have been gone for the past week. Thanks! AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCZ Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Al - Please post some details when you figure out what is what. This is a poorly documented area of our cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Me too please! I can't figure it out! FAX 714-842-7688 email v8z@earthlink.net Thanks, Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RXO510 Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Wires from the wiper motor to the harness B - ground LR - to fuse box 20A L , LW, LY comb. switch We tested the motor by making sure we had power to the LR wire with a test light. (Ignition switch must be turned on first) Then made sure we had good ground to the motor. Then we grounded a piece of wire and made contact with the L, LW, LY wire to see if the motor worked in all phases. It did so we checked our switch. Our comb switch wasn't grounded properly and didn't work. Hope this helps some. If you need the schematics I can also send. I have several now, thanks to HybridZ members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Thanks for the info! I'd like a schematic if possible. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bang847 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Wow Sunny has been faxing alot lately... all at your own cost.. I got a copy of the 71 wiring diagram second hand from RXO510.. thanks to both of ya... well no real point to this post other than to say thanks... hey Owen... when are you gonna get your site back up again? do you got a picture of the painless fuse box mount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 i have to clean up my wiper linkage, and im gonna check out the connections while im there. thanx, once again great info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 So what you're saying is that LR is the only hot wire, and the other 4 are grounds? No wonder! OK, I think I know how to test it now, my switch must be bad. I have a lighted toggle switch I can use until I get a new switch. Thanks for the help! Thanks AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RXO510 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Yup! you got it. LR wire is the only hot wire when the ignition is turned on. The B wire is the ground (common). The rest of the L wires are the ones on your comb. switch. Hope you can find your problem. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 ALSI-WIPER PROBLEM I FAXED THE ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM OF THE WIPER MOTOR ASSSEMBLY. I HOPE YOU GOT IT-I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY FAX MACHINE. SO, IF IT DIDN'T FAX OK-LET ME KNOW. ALOHA, SUNNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 Thanks Sunny, I got it. Makes MUCH moe sense now. And thanks to RXO510 for telling me what the wires all go to. Think I might have had a good motor in the first place, but I'll test them both now and get it going. Thanks for all the help! AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 OK so here's my next question. I'm going to hook this up to a toggle switch for the time being. This is how I think I should wire it up, because it's only a 2 position switch on/off: B - Ground LR - Constant *Both Key Power* L - Switch on to Ground LW - Relay (not sure if it will work this way) to Ground If I hook it up this way, I don't think the relay to put the wipers back down will work. How could I get past this? Is the relay in the combo switch (I hope not) or should I steal the wires from the steering column to make this work? I'm pretty sure my combo switch is bad. What do you think? AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 hey just checked out my wiper linkage, its ok, but whats going on when i try to use my wipers is that the bolts that hold the arms are stripped or the arms are stripped, and the wipers themselves only move about two inches when the switch is on, do any of you guys know a quick fix for that???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RXO510 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Hey Al. Make sure your 20A fuse is good first before you do anything. I would try to hook up the way you want to wire the wiper motor from the inside of the engine bay first. Just pull apart the 5 wire connector. Wire the motor; LR wire to + and the B to ground. Setup the switch the way you think might work and see how it goes from there. Looks like you're only going to have one speed for now with your wiring setup. At least it will work. Not sure if the wipers will reset back all the way down with your wiring plan. Just try it. You won't hurt anything this way. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsil Posted December 6, 2001 Author Share Posted December 6, 2001 Cool, thanks for the info. I figure it will work until I rewire the car. I need to get a new combo switch. But I will eventually go through the whole thing. Thanks for the help! AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 6, 2001 Share Posted December 6, 2001 bang847, My hoster seems to be having problems, can't even FTP files to my own account! Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 11, 2001 Share Posted December 11, 2001 Has anyone had a wiper motor go bad ? Mine works but slowly and hesitantly. I was thinking either a motor with failing bearings or a dirty ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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