windshield wiper motor woes

[George Sidman]

I made the mistake one time, when re-installing my wiper 
assembly, of not tucking the assembly up under the mounting 
points, but bolting it on top. The result - bingo! the arms 
hit the hood. I bet this is a common problem because it is 
so easy to do.

Also, I had the grinding noise a few years ago, and finally 
figured out that the wiper pivots were dried out. So, I 
removed the whole assembly, took it all apart, relubed the 
pivots and everything else, and all has been good since. 
When re-assembling you must make sure the cams and arms 
return to the park position relative to the motor off 
position, and make sure the motor shaft nut is really tight. 
I put in an extra hardened washer and used locktite.

To get everything to park correctly, remove the arms, cycle 
the motor to the park position, then re-install the arms 
parked.
-- 
GEORGE SIDMAN, Chairman
sidman at webloq.com
Monterey, California
831 771-0107