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Originally Posted by ScooterABC
The wire colors aren't terribly relevant, what is important is which terminals connect to which terminals on the switch, and on +12V, which is contained above. I don't particularly see a benefit in dismantling the thing until you know it doesn't work. If you need to borrow the appropriate switch I'm happy to loan you one.
cheers
Scott
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Thanks, but I like to tear things up.
And this is a chance to delve into a wiper motor like I have yet to see.
So I took the screws out of the mounting plate. This accomplished nothing. I also took the lever off that drives the wiper linkage assembly.
CAUTION: This is a press fit, like a windshield wiper, and you need to mark the position before removing it. There are no marks on the assembly to tell you where this goes.
The photos below show what it looks like in the electrical box.
The three pin in a row will be called one, two and three with one at the left of the photo and three at the right.
Number one is the ground.
Two seems to do nothing at this point. Note that two is connected to three via a capacitor looking thing. 12v applied to three will make the motor run.
The other two plugs, call them blue and white, are wired to some sort of block that is isolated from the metal body. They are connected to each other through the block but apparently not to anything else. Should they be connected to the dual black wires also on the block?
The two black wires on the block, at the bottom of the block in the photo, go into the armature of the motor, or into the wiring anyway, and they are also connected to the ground.
The good news is that there is no reason to remove the gasket or the mounting plate as they are connected to the gearbox. I removed the two long screws at the end of the motor and just pulled the whole thing apart.