rear wiper not working

Hi since iv had the car the rear wiper hasnt worked, tested the motor thats ok and checked the fuse, wiring seems ok going to the plug...any thing else i should be checking? cheers

 

Got the same issue on my royal blue, never did fix it

I reckon it's a break in the wiring going to the wiper motor as there's no voltage, you could have the same problem.

 

Mine too thought this would be a MOT fail but no..?

 

lubrication?

stalk problem?

does the water go through and screen wash?

 

Did u check the relay?

 

and the wires through the boot doorat the top right

 

mine was the same and all the wires had been cut / worn thru just inside the passenger head liner and i just managed to solder them at the base of the boot lid grommet. Now is all ok ; )

 

yeah washer is working fine, got some voltage on one of the 3 contacts on the plug..im no electrical expert tho!...wiper is free to move, have changed relay and its clicking which i guess is normal?

 

Jammed up spindle mech i reckon. Had this on mine and replaced it last month. Dis-connect lever from spinle mech inside boot lid and see if you can turn the spindle by grabbing the wiper arm and moving back and forth. This was the problem on mine and turns out it was a French part. Typical!

 

^ what he said, probably the mechanism joints are seized.

 

Wish mine was that simple but the mech is fine, I rekon mine is definitely wiring

 

Most likely the wiring at top of boot where wiring comes from roof into tailgate. Pull back rubber boot and you will find wiring broken. Most common cause on MK2's.

 

checked the wiring and seems ok as i cant see any breaks, got me stumped this!

 

Sounding like mine, I've changed the stalk, relay, checked wiring (where I can) yet to check under roof lining as it's perfect and don't want to damage it, replaced motor/arm etc...

Hope you get it fixed, I've had my royal blue golf since 2008 and still haven't fixed it

 

yep same here mate, dont want to isturb head lining lol

 

As said most probably broken wires. I had not rear window heater, then no number plate lights and no wiper.

A few wires broken inside the rubber boot was the culprit, pain in the ass to fix.

 

Wires may not look broken, as insulation is flexible, but wire inside becomes brittle and breaks internally. As said, pain in the **** to fix. I used a test lamp and found where the break was and cut out and soldered in a new section.

 

I fixed mine It was frayed wiring in the rubber bung between the hatch and body top left. Taped up all the wires that had frayed and were shorting out, replaced the fuses again all it worked.

First time I've had it working in 5 years

 

result! :-)

 

Tried the relay?