sigtauenus
Active Member
I seem to recall this topic on on another forum, and here I am with the same dang problem.
I took the whole think apart when I had the wiper motor/arms out and apparently put them back 180* out because I wanted to put in a new motor and not have to worry about this. I tried the wipers last night and first off, the linkage is backwards, the wipers park in the vertical when the switch is turned off. Fortunately I only pushed one wiper on far enough to test the system, not far enough to seat that little clip that makes them a pain to remove.
Then, I also seem to have a problem with the motor. On low speed the wipers move ok, on high speed they don't really move at all. I tried a spare switch and same results. Also, when the motor gets to each end of the sweep and the direction reverses, the lights dim (door was open). I have a new optima red top battery and have only had it on to test lights and what-not, not enough that I'd think I would have worn it down. I'll throw the trickle charger on tonight to top it off but I think there is an electrical issue or a problem with the new motor.
The old set-up worked fine, I probably should have left well enough alone.
I took the whole think apart when I had the wiper motor/arms out and apparently put them back 180* out because I wanted to put in a new motor and not have to worry about this. I tried the wipers last night and first off, the linkage is backwards, the wipers park in the vertical when the switch is turned off. Fortunately I only pushed one wiper on far enough to test the system, not far enough to seat that little clip that makes them a pain to remove.
Then, I also seem to have a problem with the motor. On low speed the wipers move ok, on high speed they don't really move at all. I tried a spare switch and same results. Also, when the motor gets to each end of the sweep and the direction reverses, the lights dim (door was open). I have a new optima red top battery and have only had it on to test lights and what-not, not enough that I'd think I would have worn it down. I'll throw the trickle charger on tonight to top it off but I think there is an electrical issue or a problem with the new motor.
The old set-up worked fine, I probably should have left well enough alone.