Re: WIPERS WON'T PARK

[scott miller <macatawa@hotmail.com>]

Mine parked consistently half way up the windshield, that was a slipped 
drive.  Open the hood, remove the black, (brittle) plastic cover from just 
in front of the windshield.  I think you have to pull the wipers first.  The 
wiper drive is on the driver's side.  It has a splined, tapered drive shaft 
facing away from you, that's probably what slipped.  It's just like the ones 
the wipers are mounted on, same nut, harder to get to but you can do it.  
Loosen the nut, adjust your wipers to  desired parking position, tighten the 
nut.  I adjusted my wipers to just begin the upward stroke, so the blades 
kind of straighten.

I had my whole wiper mechanism out and drive taken apart before realizing 
this was the problem, a little too enthusiastic with my new old car.  I 
didn't see anything else that could've failed to cause that problem.  A 
failure of the internal electrical contactors maybe, but they're pretty 
rugged and protected.  I also pulled a lot of debris from the fresh air 
intake while I was in there.

Scott
'90 200tqw
'98 Econoline lease
'96 SuperV

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The wipers on my 91' Audi 100 are stuck in the "up" position.  The wipers
work, but look silly being "up"  all the time.  Any suggestions on how to 
get
them to "park" in their normal location.

Nick


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