Wiper problems: 1992 Firebird - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Firebird_Sadie · 09-15-2009, 04:53 PM

Alright, my wipers don't work. They stopped working after my wife decided she wanted to use them to get 2 inches of snow off of the windshield. This stalled the blades and wiper motor at about the half-way position. I took it apart, and...

I've replaced the motor 2 times, but nothing occurs when I mess with the switch. No clicks, no sounds, no nothing. Could a relay be bad? Or could the switch on the steering wheel be shot? I think the wires leading to it are alright, but I'm unsure.

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Chevy8588 · 09-15-2009, 11:15 PM

didja check the fuse?

Firebird_Sadie · 09-16-2009, 06:59 AM

Yeah, sorry for not including that. I've checked every fuse in my fusebox, just for safety. Just curious as if the relay could have been burned out? Or could a wire have burned itself? I'd hate to have the switch in the steering column be wrecked...

My turn signals work fine, though, and switching to high-beams still works.

Chevy8588 · 09-16-2009, 02:50 PM

highly doubt its the switchm if there is a relay i'd check that, 9 out of 10 times when you stress a wiper motor with snow the nut will spin itself off and the arm will turn freely, check the nut for the wiper transmission inside the cowl too

Firebird_Sadie · 09-16-2009, 03:24 PM

Alright, I replaced the nut when I replaced the motor assembly. I'll check which relay controls the wiper motor.

Any idea which one is for it? Or is there some way I can test them? I'd assume the relays are the little box type things by the master cylinder, under the hood, on the driver's side.

Firebird_Sadie · 10-14-2009, 03:57 PM

Alright, this is for fixing my Firebird, because I will NEED these wipers for winter.

Where can I find a list of relays, so that I can hunt down the wiper relay?

Moreover, what relay in the wiper relay?

Please, I've asked four times already.