Wiper Motor

[Gav005]

My wiper motor is having a half arse attempt at working. If I help it they will go across and back but only under my assistance. I can hear the motor running and have pulled it out and it runs fine. What else can I do or is it buggered?
Thanks

 

[coldtaco]

mine is a bit slow too on low, never tried hi.

 

[Dprio34]

@Gav005 , Mine is very slow in LOW... But seems fine in MED and HIGH speeds. When I first bought it, I thought the motor was going bad, but now it seems it is the nature of the beast. My wiper switch gave up the ghost the second year I had it. I replaced the switch, and things improved, but LOW speed of the wiper motor, just seems to be a dog.

 

[Gav005]

Mine is only going in high now….with help

what have you tried?

 

[Dprio34]

@Gav005 , if it is just doing high speed only, I would suspect it is the switch / stalk arm, not the motor. Easy $76 dollar fix. Oil / Lube up the inter-link mechanism for good measure, but I would bet it is just the switch. Switch Controls the Speeds. HIGH functioning and LOW and MED not, would indicate switch to me.

EDIT: New Motor runs about $250. I swapped out the switch because it only worked in HIGH just like your situation. MED and HIGH move quite well now. LOW, not so much. It just seems slow and tired in LOW, unless it is raining really hard, it seems to drag across the windshield. MED and HIGH swing very strong in both mist and rain. I believe the motor is fine.

 

[Gav005]

Roger that. I’ll have a look at the switch then. Thanks

 

[Gav005]

Roger that. I’ll have a look at the switch then. Thanks

They work only on high and only if the blades are off the windscreen

 

[RhinoRig]

For what it’s worth, I got a new motor and now the blades are on steroids!

 

[Gav005]

For what it’s worth, I got a new motor and now the blades are on steroids!

Thinking about doing just that bud

 

[CRSWA]

Mine were weak and would only work in continuous mode. Intermittent mode would only get them partway across the glass. I pulled the motor/gear assembly off and opened it up. I gave it a good cleaning and some fresh grease and it seems to be working close to normal again.

That's good because while a LHD wiper motor is about $30, a RHD version of the same motor is over $300.

 

[Dprio34]

@CRSWA , what motor part number you using for the LHD? I want to write it down for future reference.

 

[TurbodreamZ]

check wiper arm bushings