We will try again today to help you to solve the small problems related to your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on smart fortwo . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your smart fortwo remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my smart fortwo stay stuck?
So we will start our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your smart fortwo . First of all we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my smart fortwo stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one by one the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your smart fortwo to get stuck :
- One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your smart fortwo is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, 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 due to an object that prevents the blades from working, have a look up to the axis of the blades.
- If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover that your front wipers are going slower, verify quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your smart fortwo may not operate due to a defective comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your smart fortwo are blocked due to a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my smart fortwo stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your smart fortwo , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause problems only on the rear windshield of your smart fortwo. So, remember to execute the same investigations as discovered in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my smart fortwo?
Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your smart fortwo are unlocked and that they operate effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my smart fortwo?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline them one by one 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 smart fortwo, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this problem.
- In such a case, you will have to locate the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care 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 smart fortwo
- 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.
- smart fortwo wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component
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