wipers slow to go - Land Rovers Only

huffster10 · 03-17-2008, 07:41 PM

I'm going on week three of my life as a Disco owner. The first (slowest) speed on my D2 wipers are delayed by about 30 seconds before they begin to wipe. The fastest speed does not seem to have a consistent formula as to when they will begin to wipe....but are delayed also. The middle speed works right away.

Any suggestions....is this the wiper motor going bad or something with the switch? Thanks!

Disco Mike · 03-17-2008, 08:03 PM

Sounds like the first setting you are using is the intermitent setting wich doe have variable speed setting, the second setting is slow and the third is high.
Mike

Bamafan485 · 03-17-2008, 08:04 PM

I cant help you there, but my blinkers are slow to turn on when its cold outside. Weird!!

PeteRice · 03-17-2008, 09:52 PM

mine too, but if I fiddle with it sometimes they'll go...but always work when everything is warm

KDamericano · 03-18-2008, 08:56 AM

The slow blinker thing is because of the turn signal switch. If you pull it out, take it apart, clean everything, and put it back together with a good di-electric grease, you should be fine. Or, if you're lazy, you can just order a new one.

Bamafan485 · 03-18-2008, 12:01 PM

How exactly do you get to it?

KDamericano · 03-18-2008, 04:40 PM

It's been a while, but as I recall, you pull off the cover around the steering wheel (3 screws or so), and then the whole assembly just unscrews (maybe 4 screws sounds right). It looks like this

http://www.roverparts.com/product/img/Icn/stc4017.jpg

Bamafan485 · 03-18-2008, 05:33 PM

so you take that out and just wipe it down?

KDamericano · 03-18-2008, 06:18 PM

take that out, then take apart the mechanism (that rectangle-looking thing attached to the lever), you'll need some q-tips and alcohol to clean off all those connections inside there, apply some dielectric grease, and reassemble -OR-, just order a new one. You could also replace with a used one, but I would make sure it was out of a newer (say 03-04) Disco so you don't have the same problem again.

03-17-2008, 07:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
huffster10 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 5 Gallery: 0	wipers slow to go I'm going on week three of my life as a Disco owner. The first (slowest) speed on my D2 wipers are delayed by about 30 seconds before they begin to wipe. The fastest speed does not seem to have a consistent formula as to when they will begin to wipe....but are delayed also. The middle speed works right away. Any suggestions....is this the wiper motor going bad or something with the switch? Thanks! __________________ 2003 Disco II SE in Java Black

03-17-2008, 08:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bamafan485 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL...God's Country Posts: 116 Gallery: 9	I cant help you there, but my blinkers are slow to turn on when its cold outside. Weird!! __________________ Will Akins '99 Discovery Series II '02 BMW X5 girlfriend's

03-17-2008, 09:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
PeteRice Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 78 Gallery: 0	mine too, but if I fiddle with it sometimes they'll go...but always work when everything is warm __________________ 2000 Land Rover Disco II My Disco's a bush truck. Wtf to I care about scratches?

03-18-2008, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bamafan485 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL...God's Country Posts: 116 Gallery: 9	How exactly do you get to it? __________________ Will Akins '99 Discovery Series II '02 BMW X5 girlfriend's

03-18-2008, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bamafan485 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL...God's Country Posts: 116 Gallery: 9	so you take that out and just wipe it down? __________________ Will Akins '99 Discovery Series II '02 BMW X5 girlfriend's

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03-17-2008, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Disco Mike Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 6,069 Gallery: 0	Sounds like the first setting you are using is the intermitent setting wich doe have variable speed setting, the second setting is slow and the third is high. Mike

03-18-2008, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
KDamericano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 179 Gallery: 0	The slow blinker thing is because of the turn signal switch. If you pull it out, take it apart, clean everything, and put it back together with a good di-electric grease, you should be fine. Or, if you're lazy, you can just order a new one.

03-18-2008, 04:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
KDamericano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 179 Gallery: 0	It's been a while, but as I recall, you pull off the cover around the steering wheel (3 screws or so), and then the whole assembly just unscrews (maybe 4 screws sounds right). It looks like this http://www.roverparts.com/product/img/Icn/stc4017.jpg

03-18-2008, 06:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
KDamericano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 179 Gallery: 0	take that out, then take apart the mechanism (that rectangle-looking thing attached to the lever), you'll need some q-tips and alcohol to clean off all those connections inside there, apply some dielectric grease, and reassemble -OR-, just order a new one. You could also replace with a used one, but I would make sure it was out of a newer (say 03-04) Disco so you don't have the same problem again.

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