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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Wiper motor question

Ok, friends Ranchero wipers won't "Park" anymore. They work fine in all the motions(slow, fast, intermittent), but when you turn them off, they just stop where they're at.

Is it the switch(I don't think so), or the wiper motor itself(what I'm thinking). I'm thinking since the truck sees no rain and wipers hardly get used that maybe there is a set of contacts inside wiper motor gearbox that has failed/stuck and is causing the lack of "park".

Never had a vehicle with hidden wipers, so I'm just grasping at straws.

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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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Your problem isn't with the dash switch. There is a park switch that is inside the wiper motor. It's actually a set of contacts that are in the gear reduction.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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That's what I was thinking. Was trying to save buddy wasted time/money trying to find a switch that won't fix the problem.

I need to stop over and see if maybe I can get into the gearbox and "fix" the contacts.

Thanks for the input.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 12:05 AM
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now on my 77 f100 does about the same thing but if u wiggle the switch they will go bk to the park position
 
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