Mark I Miata Wiper Problem

Hi,

I own a 'V-Spec' 93 Miata, and the wiper will not operate. I noticed this
when it started to rain heavily and at first, the blades worked
sporadically. Now however, they don't move at all. Perhaps water entered the
wiper mechanism?

When I move the stalk to the first 2 settings, I hear a buzzing noise from
the stalk. When I place the stalk in its 3rd setting, the buzzing stops and
(what I believe to be) the defroster lamp for the hardtop located next to
RPM comes on.

Can anyone tell me whats going on and how to fix this, as I can't find any
answers on the Internet?

Thanks,

Alex

AM wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I own a 'V-Spec' 93 Miata, and the wiper will not operate. I noticed this
> when it started to rain heavily and at first, the blades worked
> sporadically. Now however, they don't move at all. Perhaps water entered the
> wiper mechanism?
>
> When I move the stalk to the first 2 settings, I hear a buzzing noise from
> the stalk. When I place the stalk in its 3rd setting, the buzzing stops and
> (what I believe to be) the defroster lamp for the hardtop located next to
> RPM comes on.
>
> Can anyone tell me whats going on and how to fix this, as I can't find any
> answers on the Internet?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex

My guess would be the wiper mechanism, since you started noticing
problems after heavy rains, but it could be your column switch as well.

Someone here a lot better than myself in electrical diagnosis should be
able to tell you how to test both parts for proper resistance, etc.

If it is the mechanism, I have one that works with 75K miles on it that
I will sell cheap if you are interested. This e-mail works.

Pat

In article >, "AM" > wrote:

> I own a 'V-Spec' 93 Miata, and the wiper will not operate. I noticed this
> when it started to rain heavily and at first, the blades worked
> sporadically. Now however, they don't move at all. Perhaps water entered the
> wiper mechanism?

Water won't hurt it. But it may simply be time to clean and lubricate
all of the joints and pivots in the linkage. Or the switch might be bad.

--
Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Thanks for your advice.

Just to let anyone with this problem know - the garage said there was a
connection/contact issue with the wires. These are the wires that run in
the door-side of both footwells. These were replaced.


"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "AM" > wrote:
>
> > I own a 'V-Spec' 93 Miata, and the wiper will not operate. I noticed
this
> > when it started to rain heavily and at first, the blades worked
> > sporadically. Now however, they don't move at all. Perhaps water entered
the
> > wiper mechanism?
>
> Water won't hurt it. But it may simply be time to clean and lubricate
> all of the joints and pivots in the linkage. Or the switch might be bad.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> '94C, St. Louis
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html