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Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:51 pm

So I notice when driving in the gentle misty rain showers in Malibu that my wipers have 2 speeds but they only move at 1 speed. is there an explanation for this? I don't use them much but with winter coming up i might need them a few times a month.

Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:55 pm

1 speed slow or 1 speed fast?

Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:57 pm

it seems like its fast enough but not like new car fast where im throwing water at the guy next to me

Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:32 pm

my 71 is the same way, s l o w after running the wipers awhile they start to get faster, i figure the factory grease aroung the gears is getting hard, and after the motor warms up the grease softens up.....

Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:39 pm

Mine seem to always be the same speed but they are supposed to have 2 speeds and both positions of the handle are the same speed

Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:59 pm

Mine just plain sucks. Very slow. Can these motors be "rebuilt"? I was thinking of taking it to an electric shop, but by that time, its probably cheaper to buy new.

Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:12 pm

Slow and slower. :lol:

Probably time to pull the wiper assembly and grease he spindles and lube the wiper motor shaft.

Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:07 am

udidwht wrote: Slow and slower. :lol:

Probably time to pull the wiper assembly and grease he spindles and lube the wiper motor shaft.

Same for me; And put new wiper blades.

Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:36 am

If you remove the wiper blades entirely, they go a lot faster.

Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:48 am

Mine are the same, when i first switch them on they go so slow that the passenger usually giggles about it but after a few (2-3) cycles they speed up and get going at a reasonable pace. I do have 2 speeds though, not much difference in it really but it is there. Speaking as somone with both speeds functioning I can say it is probably not worth dumping too much money into trying to get yours to work on both. It really doesnt make much difference, money would be better spent on a bottle of rain-x. Mind you my turn signals don't cancel either and I have never really even considered fixing it, just doesnt seem worth the trouble once you get used to it.

Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:05 am

Without any water on my windshield, the wipers struggle to move at all. And even with two speeds, I really missed the "variable" speeds of my modern cars - past and present - so I bought a kit from Wayne Johnson, and it works great!! It wasn't that hard to install, includes an electric washer pump and with it all I have a "modern" Wiper & Washer system. :D
Bring on the Rain, I'm Ready!

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:07 pm

Hi,
In mine bus difference between the speeds (without wiper blades on glass!!) is veeery little :cry:
Ten (10) cycles of wiper blades movement on "slow" speed lasted 16 seconds, while the same ten cycles on "fast" speed lasted 14.6 seconds.
So difference between one fasts cycle and one slow cycle is only 0.15 sec!!!

Wiper mechanism pivots were cleaned and lubricated a few weeks ago. Wiper motor gear and brushes look OK.
Does anybody knows what is wrong :?: :?: :?:

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:25 pm

Thick grease in the wiper motor or crappy grounds and contacts. You actually removed the shafts from the pivots? or did you just oil the ball joints?

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:38 pm

Mine are just really slow TOO!

Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:08 pm

busdaddy wrote: You actually removed the shafts from the pivots? or did you just oil the ball joints?
Sure, complete wiper mechanism has been removed, disassembled into parts, greased/oiled, assembled and mounted back. At present it works faster as previously but no real difference between the two speeds can be noticed :cry:

Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:10 pm

DUBBBIN wrote: Mine are just really slow TOO!
But slow generally or only no difference between the two "speeds"?

Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:15 am

Ther are a couple of lube points and a little fresh grease never hurts.

Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:14 pm

check the wires going to the switch on the column and the connections to the motor, sounds like the wiring is mis-pinned. Could also be the switch itself. Check the resistance going in and out of all the wires, and I'm not sure, but does yours have a relay to change the speed? You know you have power and that the motor works so that leaves whatever is in between..........