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Old 11-05-2017, 01:31 PM   #28
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Re: O.K.? What's the secret about wiper motors?

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Originally Posted by mountie View Post
The symptoms start slowly. As you turn on your wiper, it could do a number of things:
A split second pause to react.
Will turn on but will stop/start once in a while.
It only works on fast mode (most often does this).
Turn off ..it won't stop at bottom... you have to "time" the off so it stops at the bottom.
Won't turn on at all....... THEN it turns on whenever it wants - off whenever it wants.
(You start to worry)
Bump the wiper motor with screwdriver handle to turn on ( fast mode only)

Wished you looked for the "&%$@*&" part sooner.
my 1990 had the same issue. so i figured it was something with the circuit board because if i pulled on the plastic parts it would usually start working fine. so about 5-6 years ago i shoved a bolt between the plastic part of the motor and the firewall... worked fine ever since

i do have a back up one though that came out of a 1991 (hopefully its the same) if it ever goes out but so far that temp fix has held out
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