Re: RE: wiper function

From: Bill Pitz (dakota@billpitz.com)
Date: Wed Oct 05 2005 - 10:47:00 EDT


James Calder wrote:
> I have such a bad memory but I think is was around $70 for a reman. I also
> think it had a lifetime warranty...I think...
>
> If you do replace the motor, it would be a good time to replace the
> bushings. Not just the one where the motor connects to the linkage but all
> of them.
> To replace it, the wiper arms need to be removed, washer tubes disconnected,
> cowl removed.
>
> If you replace all the bushings, the easiest way is to remove the 2 wiper
> actuator things (3 bolts in each one) and assemble the new bushings and
> linkage out of the cowl, otherwise they stay in to replace the motor only.
> Also, you need 3 small bushings and 1 large. The 3 small ones are easy to
> find in "Help" products. The driver side is the one that needs a large one
> and a small one. I couldn't find a large one so I drilled out a spare small
> one to work. I got the "extremely confused parts guy" response when I
> looked for the large one.
>
> All this applies to my '93. I don't remember what your is.
>
> Of course make sure to check the simple things first as others have
> suggested (bad ground).

Thanks. I printed the relevant FSM pages yesterday and read them over.
  Doesn't look too bad, just going to take a bit of time.

-Bill



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