We will try again today to help you to solve the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mercedes Sprinter . And to correct this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Mercedes Sprinter remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Mercedes Sprinter stay stuck?
So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Mercedes Sprinter . First of all we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Mercedes Sprinter stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one by one the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Mercedes Sprinter to get stuck :
- One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Mercedes Sprinter is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually 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 as a result of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, 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, check quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Mercedes Sprinter may not function as a result of a defective comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Mercedes Sprinter are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Mercedes Sprinter stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mercedes Sprinter , the origins 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 cause problems just on the rear windshield of your Mercedes Sprinter. So, make sure to execute similar inspections as discovered in the previous part of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mercedes Sprinter?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Mercedes Sprinter are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Mercedes Sprinter?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one by one in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Mercedes Sprinter, do not hesitate to consult our article on this issue.
- In this case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 Mercedes Sprinter
- In this situation, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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.
- Mercedes Sprinter wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part
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