windshield wiper motor woes

[Bernie Benz]

> From: Emy <emanuel11 at yahoo.com>
> 
> my windshield wiper motor is making some grinding
> noises. the motor moves the blades and does just fine,
> it just makes the grinding noise. definitely going to
> take it out and replace it. what also bothers me is
> that the wipers won't go back to the "home" position
> when i turn them off. could this be related to the
> motor? 
> 
One must remove the wiper linkage assy to install a new motor anyway, do so
and you will probably find that the problem is not the motor but a linkage
or lube problem.  The home switch and the motor can also then be checked and
adjusted or repaired.

Bernie