I have a '98 LR Disco. The fuse keeps popping on the windshield wipers. Any ideas on how to fix/diagnose the problem?

Thanks

 

Google "Rave", it's the service manual.

Download it.

Then read it like it's a Fruit Loops box.

Sounds tough, I know.

Once you get to the guts post up what you find.

That's when the real fun starts.

Good luck.

That's my idea and I'm sticking to it......

 

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Sweet.

 

Ok, I downloaded the Rave manual and looked at the windshield wiper wiring diagram. It all looked like Greek to me. Can anyone help me make sense of it all?

Thanks.

 

Are the wipers working at all or trying to work?
Maybe the motor/linkages are stuck, causing the fuse to blow due to current overload?

 

Right, work on the mechanical first then go to electrical. Why you'd start with the electrical diagrams in the Rave is putting the cart before the horse. Rave ETM is laid out logically, go through the introduction first.........

 

I second 95RRCLWB opinion.
I'm afraid you need to disconnect the linkage at the motor and test the movement of the wipers for binding. this is the easy part.
Next operate the wiper motor (still disconnected) and see if the fuse blows. there is no need to get a new/used/rebuilt wiper motor. Just open it and clean the crap out, lube with the new type of antiseize containing teflon (its a white paste), check the brushes and polish the contacts with fine emery cloth. Clean the slip contact (it brings the wipers back to park when you turn them off) and lube the copper strip with battery contact grease.
Next, and this is important, make sure that the ground wire AND where it connects both at the motor and the car are good. Any poor connection here and the wipers will operate lazily.
That's all there is to it.
There is also an alternative. You could operate the wipers in the Series 1 fashion: tie a string from one wiper to the other going from the inside of the car and have the passenger pull on the string one way and then the other.
On second thought, she might blow her fuse and you will have to rebuild your marriage!
SD