My wipers are stuck in the wrong place after being frozen to screen?

[mfdinham]

Hi, I have a Peugeot 406. The problem is I tried to use my wipers to remove 3 inch's of snow and have now made them set in the wrong place, about 6 inch's to high, but they still go to the right height then back down to the right level at the bottom, but then settle to high, any help please?

[cazzz1975]

you may have damaged the control relay box for the wipers

[logic]

Unscrew each spindle nut, lift the wiper arm off the spindle splines, and replace it in the wiper park position, replace and tighten nut,

easy peasy.

[cazzz1975]

if the sweep of the wipers is correct and its going to where is should park then its more likely the relay, if you move the wipers and replace them you are more likely to damage the wipers .

[cazzz1975]

if the only problem with the wipe is its parking position then its probably the relay

[logic]

Hmmm, just been sat thinking about that CAZZZ, you may well be right,, But if the relay was nacked, then I dont think it would get a full sweep,
Obviously It's parking somewhere midway, giving the inpression that it has spun on spline, but obviously my first idea must be wrong as both arms are unlikely to have slipped equally, So I will have another guess at the rotary crank under the bulkhead, Interesting.

Can you let us know the result, mfdinham thanks.

[logic]

Hows about a little wager cazzz?

[mfdinham]

Thanks for your help both of you, any idea how much it will cost to fix if its the relay box?

[cazzz1975]

I dont think they are very expensive mfd, that being said it doesnt rule out it being the wiper motor itself, either the wiper motor is sending the relay the wrong signal or the relay is faulty.

you could try getting a relay from a scrap yard for a few quid and trying it to see if that repairs it, if it doesnt then its probably the wiper motor.

logic, if it was the rotary crank then there would be a lot of play in the wiper arms, the wipers would not give a full sweep, mfd said they were completing a full wipe and parking incorrectly

challenge...bring it on ;D