98volvoT5S70 » This morning I got under the hood and after a more thorough inspection, I noticed that one of the engine grounds was oxidized straight through. Went to autozone got 2, changed them out, and $12 later both wipers are working fine. Now I just need to figure out where to get that left arm assembly…
JRL » Just pull the wire and forgetaboutit.
bpc2646 » Speaking of these massively annoying little parts, the passenger side wiper motor will not turn off on my car! The wiper arm does not move unless you tap it, at which point it stays in the upright position and will not come back down until it randomly decides to do so. The washer fluid does not come out of the washer anymore either. I also just had the wiper stolen off the arm at school (don’t ask me why) and I am at the point where I just want to disconnect the motor from its power source. Simple task I thought, but when I looked the procedure up in the repair manual it basically said nothing about how to do so. Can anyone help with this or explain what is going on. Its drained my battery a few times too, and that motor running gets really old after a while.
Given up on your headlight wipers?
Are they more bother than they’re worth? Have you given up on your headlight wipers yet?
SimLyons » I haven’t had to disconnect my wires (yet) so I don’t know where they are. But if you’ve located the motors you can either unplug from there or just clip them (tape off the bare ends). Mine are much more trouble than they are worth. I’ve removed the wipers and arms. Now I want to remove the shafts and fill in the holes or get the plastic covers from a junk yard for a car not equipped with the wipers.
BEJinFbk » I think you have more than one problem here. Every wiper motor in the car, most ALL cars in fact, have a tiny set of switch contacts inside that tell the wiper when it’s “home”. That set of contacts is open when the wiper is parked at “home”. You’re may have gotten goofy… There’s also a tiny circut breaker in there, but if they keep running, I don’t think that’s your problem.
Headlamp Wiper (interchangeable parts?) Headlight Wipers
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