Weird wiper problem
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Weird wiper problem
I was warming my truck up this morning and I turned my wipers on to get the bit of snow on my windshield off. The wipers moved a few inches, stopped, and a mechanical buzzing noise is coming from under the wipers. I can move the wipers with my hand and they'll go all the way up and return to the bottom, but do the exact same thing when they move again.
I searched the forum but can't find anything about the wiper problem I'm having.
I also see a lot of discussion about GEM in relation to wipers, but I have no idea what that is.
I searched the forum but can't find anything about the wiper problem I'm having.
I also see a lot of discussion about GEM in relation to wipers, but I have no idea what that is.
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I was warming my truck up this morning and I turned my wipers on to get the bit of snow on my windshield off. The wipers moved a few inches, stopped, and a mechanical buzzing noise is coming from under the wipers. I can move the wipers with my hand and they'll go all the way up and return to the bottom, but do the exact same thing when they move again.
I searched the forum but can't find anything about the wiper problem I'm having.
I also see a lot of discussion about GEM in relation to wipers, but I have no idea what that is.
I searched the forum but can't find anything about the wiper problem I'm having.
I also see a lot of discussion about GEM in relation to wipers, but I have no idea what that is.
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Sorry about that. I thought I had it in my signature block, but I guess I don't. I have a 2003 F-150 XLT.
Pop which cap off?
Pop which cap off?
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hell, i even put tin foil under mine when one side was stripped....6 years later it still works LOL.
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I tried tightening the nut on both sides and it still did the same thing. I took the wipers off and nothing seems to be stripped. All the spines on the arm that hold the wipers are intact, so I don't know what else to look at.
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You need to get down to the wiper linkage assy. Ck the motor attachment and bushings . That is , if your motor is working . If it is working a splined shaft attachment has stripped or a bushing has broke loose . If motor runs and wipers do not work you have a mechanical problem . If you get acces to the linkage assy the problem should be obvious .
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The motor works because it will move a few inches and stop. I can hear the motor working when it stops, then when I move the wiper arm just a bit with my hand it will make the full revolution and return back to the bottom.
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