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Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: mr glee on April 16, 2015, 04:01:37 PM
turned my wipers on today all was well till i turned them off now will not go back under hood i also have a small sax playing middle c comming out of the dash.the sound is  comming from a big light blue coloured  relay or control unit under the steering wheel.only makes this nosie when the wipers are trying to return to stowed position under the hood
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: Trinom on April 16, 2015, 05:31:20 PM
Clean the grounding screw on the wiper motor assembly. There is a black wire going under it. It tends to rust out and lose the ground connection.
There are couple more other possible causes, but let's start with the easiest one :)
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: mr glee on April 16, 2015, 06:32:29 PM
already done that one had this one before.pls leave any tests or idears how to fix this will get back to you when i can.
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: Beau on April 17, 2015, 12:36:39 AM
No idea on the blue box, but if the ground checks out, and the linkage for the wiper arms isn't binding, likely the motor is going bad. I had this issue on an '88 back in 2005, replaced the motor and good to go.
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: V8Demon on April 17, 2015, 01:47:15 AM
The box you describe should be the wiper motor governor.  Do the wipers work in the intermittent positions besides hi and low?
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: softtouch on April 17, 2015, 02:03:07 AM
If you have the interval (intermittent) wiper feature, you will have an interval wiper governor mounted on or near the steering column.
This is probable your noisy box.
Title: wipers fail to return to stowed position... also small midget playing sax middle c
Post by: mr glee on April 17, 2015, 02:59:50 AM
ok just unpluged the int gov and pushed it back on and the wipers parked.all is well and the sax has gone.will give it a good clean out later many thanks for the help.