Has anyone attempted to disassemble the wiper switch in a 95 accord LX?
Mine seems to have a failing spring (?) and I'm wondering if anyone has bothered fixing one instead of replacing it.

If there is a guide to removing it that would be helpful too before I go diving in.

 

I moved this to our general tech section. Do you hVe a Haynes manual for the car?

 

I did disassemble my 95 EX switch. My wipers worked, but I couldn't use the washer.

I think there were two small screws and then you could access the switch contacts. I only checked the contacts. I can't remember if I got to the spring.

My problem turned out to be a broken piece of plastic that couldn't be epoxied together. I went to the U-Pull-It junkyard and found one for $10.

 

Thanks for moving it and sorry for posting it in the wrong section.
I have a shop manual, no Haynes

Well I hope mine is fixable! There aren't too many good junkyards around me.

 

If memory serves me, the 94-95 will work-EDIT: live2rice ???. The 96-97 had the wiper delay ring. Not sure if car-part works/operates in Canada or not....or you might call that company I talked about in "another thread" and see what you can get the whole combination switch for...just and idea.

P.S.-put the year in your sig....that way we don't have to search back to the top to know the details of the car.......Thanks, good luck.

 

I took it apart! remarkably easy.
The offending part is a plastic bit on the end of the spring, I am trying to glue it but with limited success.

You wouldn't happen to still have the broken one would you? With our wipers combined I might have one working one!

pics forthcoming...

 

The wiper switch is made of 4 basic sections, The back section is where the plug is, it has unmovable metal contacts. The middle section is where all the mechanical parts are, it has moving pads which connect different things depending on the orientation of the switch. The third section holds the fourth section (the arm) into the middle section and supports the spring.

Here is a picture of the middle segment, you can see where the metal contacts do all the actual "switching";


Here is the back of the same unit;


Here is the arm, If you look at this and the previous picture you should be able to see how the little stick from the arm moves one of the pads;


Here is section number third;


and finally, here is the offending piece!

bastard...

My attempt at repair;


The repair is pretty solid but it still snaps when I reassemble. I really need a new tiny plastic sleeve! Anybody?

 

Sorry, I threw my broken one away. The clear plastic part was broken on mine.

If you go to car-part.com, you can search junkyards by distance or price for 94/95 accords. Junkyards will ship parts to you if you find a really cheap one through that site.

You local yards may not have the switch listed, but they would sell one to you. I am a big fan of U-Pull-It places. Ebay is another option. A new one is way too expensive for what you get now that you took it apart.