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The Wipers Just Quit at the Worst
Possible Time: How Do I Fix That? |
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Fixing the wiper motor quitting problem really IS simple...
If you know
how to solder.
This problem shows up a lot. CageHooper, one of our regulars, came up with
this fix for you.
Man,
whoever does the soldering for those printed circuit boards would
have failed circuit board design at Rochester Institute of Tech.
Those are some of the sloppiest solder joints I've seen since I
helped my friends in lab. I could see that mine weren't too bad.
Probably why my wipers quitting wasn't as bad as others have
described. But it really is easy to fix, if you know how to solder.
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All
you need to do is take out three small hex-screws from the black
cover on the motor.
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Unplug
the wire connector and pry out the circuit board straight out. It is
only connected inside by 3 prongs that push in right next to the
wire connector socket. And two pressure tongs in the center.
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After
checking another site I also kept an eye out for a burned out
circuit. And sure enough, about one inch up along the edge next to
the three prongs there was one less than a quarter inch long that
looked partially burned out. I used a piece of stripped telephone
cord wire and made a new circuit to another solder joint right next
to it that made the connection.
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Now
with it as dry as it is here in Texas right now it'll be a while
before I can give the wipers a good test. But one thing I did
notice. That since making those quick (5 minutes) fix the wipers go
all the way to the bottom at the end of the swipe and stay there.
Before they used to go down and come back up 1-2 inches. Now they
stay.
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All
settings seem to run at correct speeds. Especially continuous slow,
which was the worst speed for cutting out. Saves a $200 dealer
repair or an $80 motor replacement on my own.
~CageHooper
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