wiper switch

exprof · Post by **exprof** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:43 pm

I had to replace my wiper switch, but the only one that I could get was a for a '67. Unlike the '66, the '67 has two speed wipers.

The switch didn't come with a wiring diagram. After trying to wire the switch myself, I took the car to my mechanic. He got the switch to work, but it activates the wipers at the second switch position, and when I turn the wipers off, they don't "park" as they should but stop at the uppermost point of their travel unless I activate the switch when the wipers are on their way down.

How do I wire the two speed wiper switch to park the wipers when I turn the them off? If there is no way to do that, is there somewhere that I can get a switch for single speed wipers?

Post by **jmartini** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:03 am

Here's a place you can get the single speed switch:

http://wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsLi ... 113955517C

exprof · Post by **exprof** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:42 pm

Thanks!

Post by **jmartini** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:48 pm

Here's another - I noticed wolfsburg is temporarily out of stock

http://www.bfyobsoleteparts.com/1958-67 ... r-737.html

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:35 pm

exprof...

You should be able to use the '67 switch...before I had a 2sp 12v '67 wiper motor, I too and did indeed use a '67 switch...the way I did it was converged the two years schematically and lighted out the '67 switch to figure out what terminal did what...and this is what I came up with...

If you can read the terminal numbers one the '67 switch the wiring would be as follows...

terminal 30--receives POWER from the fuse block
terminal 53b--gets NO connection (it would go to the HIGH speed of the '67 wiper motor)
terminal 53--use the original BLACK w/PURPLE stripe, it would then go to terminal 54d, ("d" as in dog) on the original wiper motor
terminal 53a--use the original solid BLACK wire from the "original" switch terminal 54 and this wire goes to terminal 54 on the original wiper motor
terminal 31b--("b" as in boy, look close as they are small

) use the original BROWN wire and connect it to the 31b terminal on the original wiper motor
terminal 31--this terminal I made up a New wire and connected it to chassis ground as this it the way it would be on the '67.

I hope this works for you, and "passes the SMOKE TEST"

if it still dosent want to "park" then possibly prior fingers might have broken the pin and or micro like switch in the wiper motor which rides on a cam inside. I did run into that sometime back, early in my "Dubbin" years

Brian

exprof · Post by **exprof** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:01 pm

Thanks, Brian!

I'll give this a try.

I have one question, though:

Where did you ground the wire going from terminal 31 to ground?

empiracer1966 · Post by **empiracer1966** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:47 pm

exprof...

I ran a wire (from an old harness to match the rest of the patina) from the terminal to the support bar at the wiper motor mount...hidden

Brian

exprof · Post by **exprof** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:31 am

Good idea; I think I'll do the same. Thanks again.

exprof · Post by **exprof** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:20 am

Brian,

I rewired my switch this morning using your instructions. It works like a charm.

I found, though, that the guy that I had install the switch apparently removed the brown wire from the motor terminal 31b, so it was necessary to fabricate two wires: that one and the one from terminal 31 to ground.

If we didn't live so far apart, I'd buy you a beer.

Thanks again,

Exprof