We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Alfa Romeo 147 . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Alfa Romeo 147 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Alfa Romeo 147 stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Alfa Romeo 147 . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Alfa Romeo 147 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one after the other the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 147 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Alfa Romeo 147 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and ultimately need to be changed. You should notice before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
  • Less basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of an object that prevents the blades from working, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, verify fairly quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 147 may not work because of a faulty comodo. To check this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 147 are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Alfa Romeo 147 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Alfa Romeo 147 , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Alfa Romeo 147. So, remember to execute similar checks as discovered in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Alfa Romeo 147?

Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Alfa Romeo 147 are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Alfa Romeo 147?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will outline them one after the other in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Alfa Romeo 147, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then remove the brushes and the linkage. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Alfa Romeo 147
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  • In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to change your commodo, the component generally costs around 200€, once tested you will have the ability to disassemble your commodo by removing the cover from the back of the steering wheel then disconnecting it and removing it with the fixing screws, you will just have to reassemble the new one.
  • Alfa Romeo 147 wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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