Wiper Motor Relay Coil Sticking
All,
My 1963 Series 62 convertible's wipers sometimes stay on after I turn them off. This is annoying as I usually have to find a speedbump or pothole to hit to turn them off!
The issue is that the relay coil (marked in image below) is sticking. Is there any recommended lubricant or other fix to prevent this coil from sticking? It looks like it would be a hard and tedious job to replace it, if I could even find the right coil.
Any and all thoughts appreciated!
Karl Schwarz
Centreville, VA
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Permalink Reply by Kurt on
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I had that problem. My wipers would also take several seconds to start after after the switch was turned on. In my case it was a very easy fix. I just removed the wiper motor front cover, cleaned up all the old hardened, sticky grease with solvent and re-greased the mechanism. It has worked perfectly since then (10 years). I just used regular bearing grease.
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Permalink Reply by Karl Schwarz on
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Kurt, Thanks. I actually did what you described, and it improved things quite a bit, but the sticking relay coil still sometimes causes the problem. What kind of grease did you use to re-grease?
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Permalink Reply by 3ft7bqmb7dryo on
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Look here for the problems. Both areas need to move freely.
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