Windshield wipers stopped working Blown Fuse

[EDankievitch]

Ok, Lost the wipers yesterday went to pull off the road under a closed gas station's roof and hit the barrier at the end of the island #@$%! took out the passenger side running board and both doors and the front of the bed. It really sucks to not be able to see... ... . Any one know where the wiper motor is so I can replace it???It worked again after I replaced the fuse but..... Or am I missing something on that circuit? I've had issues with the Multi Function switch not working but it would always work after exerciseing it a few times( like every other Dodge I've owned) But this one has me a bit stumped..... I know the motor is in there someplace... .
Thanks








05 Ram Quad cab 4x4 G56 transmission

 

[Andres]

NAPA part #RAY 4921374. reman, about $60. IIRC, an OEM from the dealer is around $120.



Easy to replace. Sorry about the accident

 

[EDankievitch]

I've got one on order from carquest $56 plus core... ... Now where did they hide the dam thing?????

 

[JFought]

06 has an extended factory warranty on that switch 150K
see if it cover an 05

 

[RDeFayette]

under the plastic cowl cover

 

[Andres]

As mentioned - under the cowl. You'll need to reuse the plastic body nuts, so be careful pulling them, they tend to crack. IIRC, the motor is plug and play, there is a 4 wire connector. Note the position of the splined crank assembly before you take it apart, my replacement needed some fine tuning - else the wipers didn't wipe/park correctly.



My '06 later developed a TIPM issue. Didn't work on certain delays and the multifunction switch was fine. Your '05 probably uses the FCM and is a better design. If it doesn't work after replacement (it'll probably work) measure the voltage at the motor. I think it has ground, park, low, and high speed windings.

 

[EDankievitch]

Just wanted to say thanks for the help/ info. Replaced the wiper motor, plug everything back in nothing works. I found the connections in the fuse box, the ones for the wiper relay and wiper park relay burnt. Had a heck of a time cleaning them and getting them to connect again. tell me again how this is all better than the older trucks???

 

[RDeFayette]

You get the pleasure of sending the bank a check every month.

Just kidding!

 

[EDankievitch]

I'm starting to wonder if it pays to keep these things past the 5-6 year point. So far this year it's been Injectors, clutch, Ball joints again, and now this issue with the wiper motor. If i put all the "parts money" into a new truck it would have been a nice down payment. I say the part money as I've done all my own labor with help from all of us on this site. If I had to pay for that "free" labor I'd have bought two trucks by now..... Lol