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Re: my wipers won't stop - help

To: Bud Rolofson <Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov>
Subject: Re: my wipers won't stop - help
From: David Hill <davhill@cwcom.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:46:00 +0100
Cc: Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca, triumphs@autox.team.net
Organization: Psychomotor
References: <003282F9.1235@nps.gov>
Arribert Neumann wrote..
> 
> The wipers on my 71 GT-6 are getting difficult to stop.  After switching off 
>the
> wipers, they continue to run for several additional cycles.  Last year this 
>was
> one or two cycles.  THis year the wipers continue on for upwards of a dozen
> cycles.   Do I have a switch problem or is the problem at the wiper motor?  
>Once
> they stop, the wipers park properly.  Often I will turn the wipers on and off
> again in an effort to get them to shut off quicker.  Sometimes this works, 
>other
> times not.
> 

Had this on my TR7. It was the little Nylon plunger on the park switch
which had worn and gone 'hairy'. Took it out and polished it with fine
grit paper. Assembled with petroleum jelly-cured!

Hope this helps, 
Dave Hill UK


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