Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Just a little heads up for folks who use their wipers quite often. Here around Houston for the last week it has rained practically non-stop. Have been running errands and moving, so my wipers have ran non-stop the whole time. As I was leaving work Friday morning (Downtown Houston) my wipers stopped. Of course it was raining like a cow pi$$ing on a flat rock and I could not drive all the way home without them (30 miles).
I found a covered spot to stop, figureing I would wiggle the electrical wires around and be on my way. To my surprise, the wiper motor was running but the arm under the cowl was not attached to move the wiper blades. No way could I fix this now so I proceeded to tie string around both wipers and ran the string into the cab via the vent windows and set out (it was dark at 05:45 am). This worked great for about five miles, until one of the strings broke!!!!! I did make it home finally but could not follow anyone closer than about 65 to 70 yrds. This is hard to do in Houston because someone is continually changing lanes to gain one nano-second of time while commuting.
The problem turned out to be a broken piece of plastic that holds an arm that connects to the wiper motor that moves the wiper blades. Seems that all Chrysler products from 74 to 93 used this same set up because when I walked into the local NAPA store with my wiper motor in hand with said piece of broken plastic still attached he knew exactly what I needed. This is my first Chrysler product but boy does this seem cheap. Why not use a nut and bolt to secure this??? A . 25$ part could really leave you stranded if away from home on vacation or traveling.
The Moral of this long story is that if you have not checked the condition of your rigs wiper arm connection to wiper motor, you may want to include on your personal check list before striking out on long trips. You have to remove the cowl to replace it, but not the wiper motor.
Good luck!!!!
I found a covered spot to stop, figureing I would wiggle the electrical wires around and be on my way. To my surprise, the wiper motor was running but the arm under the cowl was not attached to move the wiper blades. No way could I fix this now so I proceeded to tie string around both wipers and ran the string into the cab via the vent windows and set out (it was dark at 05:45 am). This worked great for about five miles, until one of the strings broke!!!!! I did make it home finally but could not follow anyone closer than about 65 to 70 yrds. This is hard to do in Houston because someone is continually changing lanes to gain one nano-second of time while commuting.
The problem turned out to be a broken piece of plastic that holds an arm that connects to the wiper motor that moves the wiper blades. Seems that all Chrysler products from 74 to 93 used this same set up because when I walked into the local NAPA store with my wiper motor in hand with said piece of broken plastic still attached he knew exactly what I needed. This is my first Chrysler product but boy does this seem cheap. Why not use a nut and bolt to secure this??? A . 25$ part could really leave you stranded if away from home on vacation or traveling.
The Moral of this long story is that if you have not checked the condition of your rigs wiper arm connection to wiper motor, you may want to include on your personal check list before striking out on long trips. You have to remove the cowl to replace it, but not the wiper motor.
Good luck!!!!
