85 240 wiper relay location

jackt...@sprintmail.com

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Jan 30, 2006, 8:26:51 AM1/30/06

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Does anybody know exactly where it is located and what it looks like
Wipers only work on high.
Tried swapping out lever on column not the problem.
85 240 145k USA

also have some 83 240 parts for sale if interested

Mike F

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Jan 30, 2006, 9:54:14 AM1/30/06

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It's roughly 1x2x3", 6 flat pins, should be black in colour and was
originally installed hanging on its wire harness inside the dead pedal.
Often it is not placed back behind the dead pedal by people working
under the dash, so it may be just "hanging around" under there.

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jackt...@sprintmail.com

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Feb 1, 2006, 8:34:23 PM2/1/06

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what and where is the "dead pedal"
Thanks for the reply
Ray

Chuck Fiedler

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Feb 1, 2006, 9:30:17 PM2/1/06

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On 1 Feb 2006 17:34:23 -0800, "jackt...@sprintmail.com"
<jackt...@sprintmail.com> wrote:

Assuming you're in a LHD vehicle, it's on the far left under the
carpet. Presumable in a RHD vehicle, it's on the far right.

Chuck Fiedler
Nothing but Volvo since 1974

jackt...@sprintmail.com

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Feb 1, 2006, 10:31:50 PM2/1/06

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it's left hand drive
Do you mean under the rug on the firewall, or on the floor.
And if thats the dead pedal location, what is it? Some kind of hach
cover,filler panel?

zenc...@comcast.net

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Feb 1, 2006, 10:54:08 PM2/1/06

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It's a piece of sheet metal, goes down at the base of the firewall.

Gotta remove quite a bit of trim to get access to it.

Pretty easy, really.

Remove the black plastic snap on rocker panel cover, peel off the door
opening trim which helps hold the side trim in place (at fuse box
area), pop out a plastic snap which holds the trim against the side,
lift up the carpet, undo two screws holding sheet metal in place, and
voila.

Mike F

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Feb 3, 2006, 8:39:27 AM2/3/06

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And it's called a dead pedal because it's where you rest your left foot
when you're not using it. It keeps both your feet in the same
geometrical plane which is generally more comfortable.

jackt...@sprintmail.com

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Feb 10, 2006, 7:07:05 PM2/10/06

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Have not got to it yet
wipers still work so not priority
Thanks for all the input

Robert Lutwak

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Feb 11, 2006, 1:35:42 PM2/11/06

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When ours failed, the wipers operated continuously full on, which was most
amusing for the two weeks it took me to locate the relay.

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zenc...@comcast.net

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Feb 11, 2006, 2:34:34 PM2/11/06

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Problems could also be called by a failed or failing mechanism on the
wiper stalk, mounted on the column.

Recently I had problems with the intermittent wiper function not
working: replacing the relay made no difference, but replacing the
stalk / with built in switch did the trick.

Note that there are different stalks (model specific).