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Subject:Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:17:11 -0700

On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Mister Tom <TomsGroups@salicos.com> wrote:

> '87 Syncro.  I had a bike rack on my van and SOMEbody hit the switch to run
> the rear wiper.  Blade hit the hardware and stopped.  It no longer wipes.
>  I
> can't find any blown fuses.  I CAN hear the relay click when I push the
> wiper control arm down, and the washer motor pumps water.  Prolly some
> hidden fuse, not a burned out motor, right?
>
> Thanks for  help,
>
> Tom Salicos
> '87 Syncro Westy EG-33
>

Tom,

Have you checked to see if the wiper arm might have just slipped off
the splines of the pivot? Not if I'm using the right terminology. Try
unscrewing the arm off and and see if the shaft is moving when the wiper
switch is on. If it is, then just clean the splines and retighten the arm.

--
BenT

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