HELP!!! Windscreen Wipers

[VL-Cruiser]

Hi Guys,

I have a very strange issue with my windscreen wipers on this VL I just purchased.

When I either press 1 or 2 for the speed the wipers work, but when I turn them OFF, they stop at the TOP of the windscreen. ie. they do not turn to the bottom. So when I'm driving and it rains I turn them ON its ok, but when it stops raining and I turn them off they do not return to the bottom of the windscreen out of sight....


I think someone must have assembled them wrong or something.

 

[mag]

Hi Guys,

I have a very strange issue with my windscreen wipers on this VL I just purchased.

When I either press 1 or 2 for the speed the wipers work, but when I turn them OFF, they stop at the TOP of the windscreen. ie. they do not turn to the bottom. So when I'm driving and it rains I turn them ON its ok, but when it stops raining and I turn them off they do not return to the bottom of the windscreen out of sight....


I think someone must have assembled them wrong or something.

Do they only stop at the top and no where else??

 

[VL-Cruiser]

Do they only stop at the top and no where else??

yer thats right.... I prett the 1 button for example, the windscreen wipers start doing their thing, then when I press the oFF button, the go to the upright position and turn off.. instead of going down to the bottom of the screen and turning off....

 

[Bax]

Even if you press it while it's at the bottom of the cycle? Mine sometimes get stuck at the top or half way if I press off while they are up there.

But it does sound like it was put in backwards or something.. First I've ever heard of that happening.

 

[mag]

Hi Guys,

I have a very strange issue with my windscreen wipers on this VL I just purchased.

When I either press 1 or 2 for the speed the wipers work, but when I turn them OFF, they stop at the TOP of the windscreen. ie. they do not turn to the bottom. So when I'm driving and it rains I turn them ON its ok, but when it stops raining and I turn them off they do not return to the bottom of the windscreen out of sight....


I think someone must have assembled them wrong or something.

Then someone put the crank arm on the wiper motor a 180degs out, take it off with the wipers parked at the top then move the wipers by hand until there at the normal position and put the crank arm back on.. Done..:thumbsup:

 

[VL-Cruiser]

Then someone put the crank arm on the wiper motor a 180degs out, take it off with the wipers parked at the top then move the wipers by hand until there at the normal position and put the crank arm back on.. Done..:thumbsup:

whats this crank arm? I do notice all windscreen wiper stuff is extermly hard to get to.

 

[mag]

whats this crank arm? I do notice all windscreen wiper stuff is extermly hard to get to.

Have a look and see where the arm bolts to the motor and work out what would happen if it was on the other side...