Wiper broken

[huwenfut]

Drivers side wiper just quit. Passenger side works fine. Drivers side will move by hand about 6 inches and then stops. How easy is it to access the wiper linkage? Has this happened to any one else? It rains a couple hundred inches a year here so need to get this fixed asap.

 

[Bob V]

Happened to me on my 2005. I ended up wireing it back together and it lasted 4 years and then sold the truck. Do a search, the cowel is not too bad to get off.

 

[huwenfut]

Do you go in from the top or bottom?

 

[Bob V]

from the top. Pull off the wiper arms, then, IIRC, pull all the screws and slide it forward and up. Have to have the hood in just the right position or removed.

 

[Bob V]

From the FSM
COWL GRILLE
REMOVAL
1. Remove the wiper arms (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/
WIPERS/WASHERS/WIPER ARMS -
REMOVAL).
2. Disconnect the cowl plenum washer hose from the
washer supply hose at the molded plastic in-line fitting
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/
WASHER HOSES/TUBES - DESCRIPTION).
3. Remove the cowl weather seal from the front of the
dash panel and the cowl grille (2).
4. Remove the six push pin fasteners (1) that secure
the front of the cowl grille to the dash panel.
5. Remove the two screws (3) that secure the rear
corners of the cowl grille to the dash panel and
remove the grille.
6. If necessary, remove the washer nozzles and the
cowl plenum washer hose from the cowl grille
(Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/WIPERS/WASHERS/WASHER NOZZLE - REMOVAL).

 

[huwenfut]

Thanks Bob. Worked like a charm.

 

[rashwor]

This happened on my '05 last year. It was my right wiper that stopped working. The linkage for the right wiper wore out allowing the linkage to separate. I ended up replacing the entire linkage myself for $100. I know how it all goes together now and will probably repair it if it happens again and get more milage out of it.