Rear Windshield wiper
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Rear Windshield wiper
Ive got an 87 NA and am having trouble with the rear windshield washer, I checked all the major connections and they appear to decent. Basically im directing this question to all the electronic guru's out there, i think ive either got a faulty switch or the motor's gone bad which im highly doubting. Any insight whatsoever would be appreciated. Thanks you in advance
-Tyler
-Tyler
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Have you checked the fuse responsible for that circuit?
If you have a voltmeter handy check to see that voltage is getting there when the switch is pushed.
If you have a voltmeter handy check to see that voltage is getting there when the switch is pushed.
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I've checked my rear window wiper and switch. I get around 12 volts to the wiper no problem, checked the connections it's getting to the motor. But the motor still doesn't move. I broke the motor apart and checked the mechanics of it, even turning it by hand. Still no dice. Looked at the brushes, contacts seems good and have good contact to the copper cells on the motor. I'm a little at loss as to what I should try next in fixing it. I'm goingn to try hooking direct voltage to the motor to see if it runs, I have a feeling it's actually something internal on the motor that's at fault. Any suggestions on where I should check?