Rear Window Wiper

IHAVENOUSERNAME · 01-15-2006, 02:29 PM

I have had trouble with this wiper since I bought my Explorer in 1997. I recently had to remove the fuse due to wiper starting when engine starts and not stopping for 10-20 passes. Does anyone have any idea what is wrong?...or how to correct?

Creager · 01-15-2006, 03:23 PM

i shaved mine. stupid thing.

But i think a switch is all gummed up, maybe some relay is sticky.

IHAVENOUSERNAME · 01-15-2006, 05:35 PM

Yeah, you don't realize how much you use it until it is gone. Especially this time of year. Do you think that taking out the switch and spraying it with WD-40 would work?

JStrider · 01-15-2006, 07:59 PM

i think just pulling the switch and making sure all the contacts and hinges are clean and functioning properly would help... also check the associated wires making sure insulation is in good shape and there is no exposed wire...

my rear windshield wiper only has a 6 inch strip that touches the glass in the middle... doesnt matter if I replace the blade... only that little bit touches the glass...

so i just dont use it much...

IHAVENOUSERNAME · 01-15-2006, 08:03 PM

I will give that a try, thank you for the info.

*Rhett* · 01-15-2006, 09:10 PM

I wouldn't use WD-40 on the switch, I would use Electrical Contact Cleaner. You can buy it at Radio Shack. WD-40 will gum it all up.

IHAVENOUSERNAME · 01-16-2006, 05:31 PM

Yeah, I guess when you think about it WD-40 would be a bad choice. It is a good thing they have message boards, 'cause I do not know diddly about mechanics. But, I need to learn to keep the cost of repairs down.

*Rhett* · 01-17-2006, 01:01 PM

That's ok. If you hang around here enough you will become a more knowledgeable mechanic.

1IronMike · 01-17-2006, 09:39 PM

FYI, be carefull with the contact cleaner. I froze a couple of switches once while cleaning them and the plastic shattered. I guess I cleaned them too well....

IHAVENOUSERNAME · 01-17-2006, 10:07 PM

I think I will have a buddy of mine send me one just in case I break it just removing it.

01-15-2006, 02:29 PM	#1
IHAVENOUSERNAME Wannabe Elite Explorer Willamina Oregon '91 XLT Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Rear Window Wiper I have had trouble with this wiper since I bought my Explorer in 1997. I recently had to remove the fuse due to wiper starting when engine starts and not stopping for 10-20 passes. Does anyone have any idea what is wrong?...or how to correct? __________________ "LOVE MY FORD!!!"

01-15-2006, 03:23 PM	#2
Creager Wannabe Elite Explorer Charlotte, NC '92 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,800 Vehicle Specs	i shaved mine. stupid thing. But i think a switch is all gummed up, maybe some relay is sticky. __________________ Creager - Slightly mod'd 92 sport - 4.56, TrueTrac - 3" lift, Tires -

01-15-2006, 05:35 PM	#3
IHAVENOUSERNAME Wannabe Elite Explorer Willamina Oregon '91 XLT Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yeah, you don't realize how much you use it until it is gone. Especially this time of year. Do you think that taking out the switch and spraying it with WD-40 would work? __________________ "LOVE MY FORD!!!"

01-15-2006, 08:03 PM	#5
IHAVENOUSERNAME Wannabe Elite Explorer Willamina Oregon '91 XLT Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I will give that a try, thank you for the info. __________________ "LOVE MY FORD!!!"

01-15-2006, 09:10 PM	#6
Rhett Let Them Eat Cake Cape Girardeau, MO 94 Sport 4x4 Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,230 Vehicle Specs	I wouldn't use WD-40 on the switch, I would use Electrical Contact Cleaner. You can buy it at Radio Shack. WD-40 will gum it all up. __________________ 94 Sport 4x4; EA cone filter; Granitelli MAF; BBK 66mm TB; Jacobs wires; Magnaflow w/2.5" pipe; Rancho RS9000; EE sways; Apten dual-program chip; Visteon Super-Cool radiator; BFG 30 x 9.50's; AMSOIL throughout; etc. etc.

01-15-2006, 07:59 PM	#4
JStrider Wannabe Elite Explorer North Houston, TX RIP 1993 XLT 4dr 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 303 Vehicle Specs	i think just pulling the switch and making sure all the contacts and hinges are clean and functioning properly would help... also check the associated wires making sure insulation is in good shape and there is no exposed wire... my rear windshield wiper only has a 6 inch strip that touches the glass in the middle... doesnt matter if I replace the blade... only that little bit touches the glass... so i just dont use it much...

01-16-2006, 05:31 PM	#7
IHAVENOUSERNAME Wannabe Elite Explorer Willamina Oregon '91 XLT Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yeah, I guess when you think about it WD-40 would be a bad choice. It is a good thing they have message boards, 'cause I do not know diddly about mechanics. But, I need to learn to keep the cost of repairs down. __________________ "LOVE MY FORD!!!"

01-17-2006, 01:01 PM	#8
Rhett Let Them Eat Cake Cape Girardeau, MO 94 Sport 4x4 Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,230 Vehicle Specs	That's ok. If you hang around here enough you will become a more knowledgeable mechanic. __________________ 94 Sport 4x4; EA cone filter; Granitelli MAF; BBK 66mm TB; Jacobs wires; Magnaflow w/2.5" pipe; Rancho RS9000; EE sways; Apten dual-program chip; Visteon Super-Cool radiator; BFG 30 x 9.50's; AMSOIL throughout; etc. etc.

01-17-2006, 09:39 PM	#9
1IronMike Wannabe Elite Explorer Sacramento, California 1994 XLT Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 107 Vehicle Specs	FYI, be carefull with the contact cleaner. I froze a couple of switches once while cleaning them and the plastic shattered. I guess I cleaned them too well....

01-17-2006, 10:07 PM	#10
IHAVENOUSERNAME Wannabe Elite Explorer Willamina Oregon '91 XLT Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I think I will have a buddy of mine send me one just in case I break it just removing it. __________________ "LOVE MY FORD!!!"