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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Deefadog on 25 July 2004, 14:33
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Can some tell me what the full action of the rear wiper is? I mean when you push the wiper stal forward does the wiper move from original postion to the furthest point it shouls and return to the original positon?
Mine is so random at the moment and only moves from original postion (flat) to furthest point (sitting up), when I do it aagin it moves to a dfferent postion and so on, I think my relay is knackered :)
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Mine did that, kept parking in stupid places. Take off the boot panel thingy, and remove the wiper mechanism, probably have to remove motor too? Grease the entire system, and the bit where the motor goes into the worm gear. Should be alright after that. Must get dry and stick i suppose?
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Thanks, I'll give it go :)
So the wiper should go from start to finish in one motion?
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Yes, bottom, top and then back! I guess it just gets stuck cause its dry or something? Well it fixed it for me anyway!
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Thanks mate I'll give it a good greasing :)
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Just took a look at the mechanics and it looks good and greased up!.
I did notice that the relay clicks to start and to stop as usuall, I am thinking it's the relay, when yours clicks on and clicks off does the wiper imedeiately stop on the click off?
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Can anyone tell me if the relay clicks coincide with the wiper movements exactly
Thanks
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"Drops wiper on floor"
Bump :)
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I'd still try greasing it thuogh, cant hurt! I don't think it coincides exactly with the "clicks" I think it clicks off, then parks. Have you checked the wiring where it goes from the car into the tailgate? Can snap/break, causing bad connections leading to loss of wiper totally, or intermittent operation.
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how about cleaning the connectors on the wiper stalk itself ;)
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I'll give them all a go :)
Here is the motions:
Starts flat > push stalk (Click) wiper moves to full upright (click) stops.
Full upright (click) wiper moves to 3 inches before flat (click) stops.
3 inches before flat (click) moves to full upright and back 3 inches etc
so it's like moving on a bit each time and finally returns to flat!
Driving me mad, but I'll do all the things a you say :)
cheers
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Could have something to do with the parking circuit. It uses a different circuit to park it, when the relay switches off, it uses a different 12V to ensure that it parks properly (bit confusing) could be that once the rel;ay clicks off, normally engaging the park circuit, it doesn't engage the parking circvuit, hence it stopping? Son't know if this is the way it works in Golfs, but i know a lot of old cars used to do this, they probably changed it now to something digtal...
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From the flat to upright description sounds like you wipers had the lay flat mod done.
Therefore you should check that the bolt on the motor is secure and that the splines are located and not damaged. (The clicking could be the splines moving over each other)
(More info on the layflat mod in case you need it http://www.matey-matey.com/lay_flat_wiper.shtml)
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I forgot about that DakoYam, could be it is a bit loose after the mod was done by the previous owner, I'll check it out.
Also jmallows, how do i fin dout if it has a paking ciruit? what wires do i look out for? a pic would be nice :)
And'll clean the salk and all motors when i am there!
Cheers
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Take out the whiper and rear squirter and plug the holes with rubber grommits, Then stand back and admire your cars clean smooth euro look ;)
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Euro look is nice, but here in south wales a rear wiper is a must espcially in winter :)
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Also jmallows, how do i fin dout if it has a paking ciruit? what wires do i look out for? a pic would be nice :)
Sorry, i don't haave a clue! I was reading about it for another car, the golf mightn't have one... Try them things, then i'll try and think of other stuff it you can't get it to work!
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My mk2 did this also and I changed relay no 72 and that solved the problem.
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I had a similar problem on my old mk2. The motor would make a noise as usual but the wiper wouldn't do a full movement.
In the end I bought an entire mechanism and motor off ebay (a 10 quid bargain) and went through replacing bit by bit till I got it working properly.
Basically the problem turned out to be the driveshaft that goes through the boot lid had got really well stuck, which had in turn worn out the motor a bit. Replacing those two bits cured it.
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does your rear wiper turn off? mine stays on scraping away until I turn off the engine! ???
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Thanks guyz, I'll try the relay after I check all the wiring :)
jazzygm -Yes it should turn off, one push forward and it is set to intermittent and should work every 7 secs or so, to stop this just push forward once it again.
Also - I'll take pics as I go and post them, just to see if anyone can spot something
Cheers