my rear wipers have packed up.  power is going through the switch & wiper
motor tested ok. any body else had this problem.

In message <4327bb8e$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, toaduk 
 writes

>my rear wipers have packed up.  power is going through the switch & wiper
>motor tested ok. any body else had this problem.
>
>

The wiper motor earths through the tailgate hinge pins and these 
corrode, losing conductivity. Knock the hinge pins out one at a time and 
clean them up. Some people have been know to wire in a hard earth but in 
my experience you only need to clean the hinge pins once every 3-4 years 
which isn't too much of a chore.

-- 
Paul Giverin

British Jet Engine Website    http://www.britjet.co.uk

Paul Giverin wrote:

> In message <4327bb8e$1_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, toaduk 
>  writes
> 
>> my rear wipers have packed up.  power is going through the switch & wiper
>> motor tested ok. any body else had this problem.
>>
>>
> The wiper motor earths through the tailgate hinge pins and these 
> corrode, losing conductivity. Knock the hinge pins out one at a time and 
> clean them up. Some people have been know to wire in a hard earth but in 
> my experience you only need to clean the hinge pins once every 3-4 years 
> which isn't too much of a chore.
> 


Hard earth, here, on a Ka3, two self tappers - one into the boot by the 
hinge, on into the inner skin of the roof (from memory, from 2 years 
ago), and a bit of flex and a couple of round crimps.

(Agree with reply, though - dodgy earth)