My first choice would be to check the fuses. I'm a start at the end and work backwards kind of guy. So I would get a voltage tester, I made mine buzz instead of light up. If you can't see the wiper motor, you'll probably have to pull some of the cowl out of the way. I don't know all of the terms for cars on your side of the ocean... But the cowl would be at the back of the bonnet I believe you call it.
What you will need to do is turn power to the wipers on and then test for voltage in the clip that plugs into the motor. If there isn't power, look for a fuse. If there is power, on this side of the ocean we say "Houston? We have a problem." A couple things you can try. The wiper motor will have a ball crank on it. There is usually a split bushing that fits over this crank. You can take the nuts off and pull the arm away that connects to the crank. Once it is off, see if the wipers move fairly easily by hand. If you have to put some real effort into moving the wipers, the motor is probably burned out and will need replacing. If they move easily, see if the motor will run with the crank arm off. This should all depend on if you have power or not. If the arms moved stiff, that can blow a fuse. This will give you a direction to head in. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carl To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 12:00 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] a questionfor you car guies my muthers windscrean wipers hav stoped working. how can i fix them i carn't seem to get axces to the wiper motor i'm in the north east of the uk you can get me on skype with carlf16 or email [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
