Wiper problems

washfishman · Post by **washfishman** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:10 am

I noticed my "mist position" is not working on my wiper switch, but the other positions are. Has anyone had this happen? I have the Dlx, does the SR5 have delay wipers? Mine does not, but I would be nice to have here in Washington.

brianp · Post by **brianp** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:10 am

mist position? you mean the switch has a position for mist? On mine, a sr5, it has a button for the washer fluid, and then 3 positions, intermintant, low, and high. the int doesn't work on mine.

Are you talking about the front or rear wiper? for the rear, mine has a rocker switch, one way is "on" and the other is "mist" which just turns on the wiper when you hold it down. it doesn't turn on the washer. then there's a button for the washer.

clbolt · Post by **clbolt** » Sun May 22, 2005 10:26 am

Cars that got the intermittent position (like many SR5s) didn't get the mist position. You can add intermittent wipers using the switch from an 83-87 FWD Corolla (I got mine at the P&P). They have a single-speed intermittent switch, but sometimes you can fine an adjustable one in a Tercel.

washfishman · Post by **washfishman** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:19 am

Do you need to change the wiper motor when switching from a mist type switch to a intermintant switch? Also, my wiper fluid pump went out for my front window so I switched my fluid hose for my back window to the front. Now to spray wiper fluid I must hit my rear window button to get fluid up front

. Does anyone know of any other models/years I can pull one off at the local junk yard that will fit a 86 4WD? Since it never stops raining here..... this state is hard on wiper motors, blades, switches, and fluid pumps.

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:25 am

The intermitant position on my SR5 terc wiper switch is toast too. I'm going to try wiring in a Cressida one with the fully adjustable delay. If I get it to work I'll post the wiring up on the forum.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:26 am

Try the Tripledge wipers from Walmart. We put those on our F-250 and our Excursion and they are working well. The F-250 is having some streaking problems, but previous users have tols us that this is normal and is just part of the silicone laying itself out into a rain-x-esque barrier from water. They are a special silicone compund versus standard crappy rubber. (They look like normal wipers, except for a few edges sticking out from the main blade)

clbolt · Post by **clbolt** » Sun May 22, 2005 1:59 pm

washfishman wrote: Do you need to change the wiper motor when switching from a mist type switch to a intermintant switch?

Nope, it's a direct bolt-in. The motors are the same.

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:11 am

Intermittant wipers, variable wipers and just about everything but the motor is controlled by the wiper component in the steering column.

Sorry if this sounds confusing I don't know what else to call it.

Picking up another wiper control and swapping it with yours is very easy.

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:14 pm

OK, for all who are having problems with the intermittant position on your wiper switch, I may know your problem. I took mine apart and found cold solder joints (ie. solder connection physically broken/cracked) where the relay is soldered into the board. I resoldered these connections and it works great now. A friend of mine tipped me off on this, apparently this is a somewhat common problem with 80's toyotas. So if you have a soldering iron, you know what to do.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:24 am

I have the mist (non-intermittent) type wiper set-up also. I like it better than the intermittent that's on my other Tercel. About 15 years ago I installed a wiper delay control on the car with the mist system. I now have a variable delay (2 to 20 seconds) as well as the mist feature. It's the best of both worlds. I see JC Whitney has a similar type...part no. WC122370A...$15.99