Reacing the stalk is Bout a 20 minute job on a w123. On Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 5:20 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I don't know anything about cars that new but my '83 240D once had > trouble with the wipers and the problem was the stalk being dirty. In my > case the solution was to pop the end of the stalk off, think pulling it > apart horizontally. Then I coated the contacts with DeOxit and put it back > together. I don't remember the details, it was more than 10 years ago. > Otherwise a replacement of the stalk would have been required, cleaning > was a much better solution... > -Curt > > On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 5:09:49 PM EST, Robert Koziak via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > Today I took out my 2004 Mercedes Benz E320 (89K) 4Matic for it's > annual NYS inspection. The car spends most of the time in the garage with > very limited use. I went to turn on the window wipers and they did not > work in any of the positions. The wipers do work when I pushed in the arm > to activate the wiper fluid for a cleaning. I don't remember the last time > I checked the wipers. > I checked the fuses even though the wiper motor did work in the wash > position so there is power. Research pointed to a faulty "combination > switch". That repair is a bit involved so I am reaching out for any other > suggestions before undertaking removing the steering wheel, air > bag etc to replace the "combination switch". > Thanks in advance! > Bob K > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
