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HeavyD · 01-02-2005, 04:22 AM

Hi. My wipers just started acting up today. They turn on but then "freeze" halfway through the cycle and will not move again unless I get out and force them down. Is the wiper motor shot? Do they get weak over time? Thanks.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 01-02-2005, 07:46 AM

I would check the switch, making sure that it is grounded well. If the switch is good, then I would suspect the wiper motor.

Since the switch actually "grounds" the wiper motor, you can take a jumper wire and ground one of the terminals on the wiper motor to check it out.

Jim

01-02-2005, 04:22 AM	#1
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Wiper problems Hi. My wipers just started acting up today. They turn on but then "freeze" halfway through the cycle and will not move again unless I get out and force them down. Is the wiper motor shot? Do they get weak over time? Thanks. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

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01-02-2005, 07:46 AM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I would check the switch, making sure that it is grounded well. If the switch is good, then I would suspect the wiper motor. Since the switch actually "grounds" the wiper motor, you can take a jumper wire and ground one of the terminals on the wiper motor to check it out. Jim



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