Mark I Miata Wiper Problem

Jul 02, 2006 3 Replies
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Hi,



I own a 'V-Spec' 93 Miata, and the wiper will not operate. I noticed this when it started to rain heavily and at first, the blades worked sporadically. Now however, they don't move at all. Perhaps water entered the wiper mechanism?



When I move the stalk to the first 2 settings, I hear a buzzing noise from the stalk. When I place the stalk in its 3rd setting, the buzzing stops and (what I believe to be) the defroster lamp for the hardtop located next to RPM comes on.



Can anyone tell me whats going on and how to fix this, as I can't find any answers on the Internet?



Thanks,



Alex


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My guess would be the wiper mechanism, since you started noticing problems after heavy rains, but it could be your column switch as well.

Someone here a lot better than myself in electrical diagnosis should be able to tell you how to test both parts for proper resistance, etc.

If it is the mechanism, I have one that works with 75K miles on it that I will sell cheap if you are interested. This e-mail works.

Pat

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Water won't hurt it. But it may simply be time to clean and lubricate all of the joints and pivots in the linkage. Or the switch might be bad.

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Thanks for your advice.

Just to let anyone with this problem know - the garage said there was a connection/contact issue with the wires. These are the wires that run in the door-side of both footwells. These were replaced.

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