Wiper switch recondition

[Guy]

Didnt like the way it felt so I decided to take it apart, bend tabs out of way and it comes apart easily, pull apart remove insulator, cleaned traces and contacts with 400 grit and back together

[mfg]

Nice, interesting work!

[ronmanfredi]

12 hours ago, Guy said:

Didnt like the way it felt so I decided to take it apart, bend tabs out of way and it comes apart easily, pull apart remove insulator, cleaned traces and contacts with 400 grit and back together

I did that to my 63 and there's still a problem.  Rebuilt motor, new wiring harness, (by previous owners) all connections look good.  Switch position>action as follows:  turned all counter clockwise= high speed, next detent clockwise is off, next position range is low/variable.  No parking of arms when turned off in 2nd position.  Any ideas?  Thank you!

[mfg]

52 minutes ago, ronmanfredi said:

I did that to my 63 and there's still a problem.  Rebuilt motor, new wiring harness, (by previous owners) all connections look good.  Switch position>action as follows:  turned all counter clockwise= high speed, next detent clockwise is off, next position range is low/variable.  No parking of arms when turned off in 2nd position.  Any ideas?  Thank you!

I wish I did… My ‘63 is doing the same  thing……

Only clue I have is I replaced the wiper switch with a rather rare NOS part… with no improvement.

These switches need to be grounded to chassis, and mine is.

[ronmanfredi]

Is the switch action correct?  Starting at far counter clockwise left:    High>Off>Low?

[mfg]

55 minutes ago, ronmanfredi said:

Is the switch action correct?  Starting at far counter clockwise left:    High>Off>Low?

Wow!…. I have to admit my ‘63 never sees rain, and the last time I tried wipers was at annual motor vehicle inspection… (which I suppose could be part of the problem… lack of use!)

But if I remember correctly all the way to  left is ‘off’, with wiper speed increasing as knob is rotated clockwise.

( please correct me if this doesn’t sound right)

[mfg]

The issue the wiper system in my ‘63 has is….wipers do not go into ‘park’ mode.. When I turn knob to ‘off’ the wipers stop wherever.. and I have to ‘catch’ them at base of windshield before quickly turning knob to ‘off’…

I’ve owned this Avanti for 35 years and this  problem is something new.