Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 08:35 PM |
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Tin top wiper motors...... Help !!!
Got an MOT fail on wipers not parking, its worse on intermittent wipe but they don't always park when switched off normally.
Is it a motor swap ? How does parking work ? someone suggested the relay but I don't understand how it could be that,
when you turn them off its the motor (is it the motor ?) that keeps running too park position ?
Help , advice welcome. don't want too fork out for a motor if it is summat else.
Come on, locostbuilders as never let me down yet.
Thanks in advance J.
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 08:46 PM |
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As I understand it, the parking is controlled by a switched live directly to the motor, so I would suspect the motor needs to be swapped 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 08:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
As I understand it, the parking is controlled by a switched live directly to the motor, so I would suspect the motor needs to be swapped
Unfourtunatly i think i'm on the same lines as you, but, I like buts, i have also been told on early 200 disco's they have a parking
"diode" and this give rise too the same problem I have, mines a 300 disco and as yet dont know if its the same set up.......
make sense too anyone ?
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 09:02 PM |
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I'm afraid the only disco's I know about were in the sixties and had loads of flashing lights & drugs & loud music - and the only
parking was outside.
I don't suppose thats any help is it? 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 09:13 PM |
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Not sure that wipers need to self park for MOT test? Can check in the morning
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Not sure that wipers need to self park for MOT test? Can check in the morning
Please do, i have just spent all evening welding in a section too the boot floor, i'm told this too is not an MOT fail on a Disco, it
wasn't bad, its not sructual and new floors can be riveted in........
Whatever, ive welded it now......the guy who took it for me said "Ive seen much worse than this go through"
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 09:33 PM |
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This is a list of failures, no mention of parking ?
Wipers and Washers
a. A wiper or washer control missing or inaccessible to the driver
b. a wiper does not continue to operate automatically when switched on
c. a wiper installed for the use of the driver does not operate over an area of the windscreen large enough to give the driver an adequate view of the
road (through the windscreen) to the left and right sides of the vehicle. as well as to the front.
2. A wiper blade insecure, missing, or in such a condition that it does not clear the windscreen effectively to give the driver an adequate view of
the road (through the windscreen) to the left and right sides of the vehicle, as well as to the front.
3. The windscreen washers do not provide enough liquid to clear the windscreen in conjunction with the wiper(s)
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 10:38 PM |
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Unless you turn up with a really filthy windscreen, how does he know about 3?If he hasn't put anything about parking, sod it! Also, how much of
the view to left and right is blocked? Or is it just having a dogdy wiper blade that doesn't clear at it's outer edge?
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
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bigrich
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| posted on 22/8/06 at 11:10 PM |
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parking is a requirement for mot, classed as an obstruction to view same as stone chips or stickers. it does sound like your motors a bit dicky
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gazza285
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 04:34 AM |
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It could be the relay, the wipers on my Berlingo van started playing up on intermitant, stopping and starting anywhere on the screen and not parking.
I found a broken soldered joint on the PCB for the relay which, when resoldered, fixed the problems in one go.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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Phil.J
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| posted on 23/8/06 at 08:31 AM |
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My 1967 Mini Moke has one wiper blade and it has to be parked manually with a knob on the motor. Never an MOT issue.
Phil
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 08:24 PM |
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Sorted in locost fashion......
Ground rivets of wiper motor too find bush missing slip ring, bent bush into position, hammered rivets back over, fitted n working.
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RazMan
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| posted on 25/8/06 at 08:33 PM |
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In other words you hit it wiv a hammer! It normally works for me
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Steve @ sVc
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| posted on 4/9/06 at 02:07 PM |
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Self parking wipers not an Mot requirement.
If yours is a Lucas wiper motor, we have park switches
Steve @ sVc
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