Wipers

[MuddFlapp]

Anyone have trouble with there wiper motor?
Here are the symptoms; at first the blades were slow and sometime "chattered" across the windshield. Then they would refuse to start without a little tug on the wiper arm. Now they won't move at all. Sound like the motor to anyone besides me?

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Gene Earl, White '97' 3500 Laramie SLT, Ext Cab, LB, 5 SPEED, 4. 10 Limited Slip, 4X4. Isspro Boost and Pyro, (pre-turbo), SW Fuel pressure, in a 3 guage A-Pillar mount. No muffler. K&N filter. (it's a start).

 

[illflem]

Either the motor or extremely sticky wiper blades.

 

[MuddFlapp]

Thanks Bill, I knew I could count on you to put things into perspective for me. The blades are new so I guess it's $120 for the new motor assembly. #ad


GE

 

[Timinator]

What about a junk/salvage yard? Should be a lot cheaper, if you can find one. A lot of those place have their inventory computerized, so a phone call may be all it takes.

 

[illflem]

Gene, after you pull the motor take it to an electric motor shop, they may be able to repair it or cross it with another for 1/4 of the price the stealer is asking. Friend of mine did that with the heater blower motor, $49 vs. the over $200 the dealer wanted.

 

[MuddFlapp]

That's a good ID, but I'm still not convinced that it's the motor. They're working again now so tommorow I'm going to do some diagnostics and see if I can pin point the problem.

Thanks, GE

 

[Midnight]

Sometimes they get a bad ground connection. Simply running a seperate ground wire to the wiper motor will take care of intermitant wiper problems.