Noisy windshield wiper motor
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Mountain Pass
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Noisy windshield wiper motor
A few days ago I went to clean my truck's windshield and activated the washer switch. The pump spayed washer fluid like normal but as soon as the wipers started moving there was a lot of motor noise. It was definitely wiper motor noise because it only made the sound when the wipers were moving. Now at this point I haven't checked to confirm if it's the motor or maybe other wiper mechanical parts making the noise. It really sounds like its the motor, though.
I've never had any vehicle that had a windshield wiper motor issue. Any experiences would be welcome.
I've never had any vehicle that had a windshield wiper motor issue. Any experiences would be welcome.
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Mountain Pass
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No one has had a noisy windshield wiper motor? I'm guessing its pretty rare. I've never experienced this in any vehicle I've ever owned.
I think I'll have some time this weekend to disconnect the linkages and isolate the motor. If I confirm that the noise is coming from the wiper motor, I'll replace it.
I think I'll have some time this weekend to disconnect the linkages and isolate the motor. If I confirm that the noise is coming from the wiper motor, I'll replace it.
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If you can actually take the motor apart you may be able to "rebuild" it. Just seems these days things are meant to be throw away items. I was able to rebuild some switches and motor controls on my old Benz, but ti was built over 40 years ago.
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No one has had a noisy windshield wiper motor? I'm guessing its pretty rare. I've never experienced this in any vehicle I've ever owned.
I think I'll have some time this weekend to disconnect the linkages and isolate the motor. If I confirm that the noise is coming from the wiper motor, I'll replace it.
I think I'll have some time this weekend to disconnect the linkages and isolate the motor. If I confirm that the noise is coming from the wiper motor, I'll replace it.
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Mountain Pass
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Thanks, CO! That's probably some really good advice and I'll be sure to do it.
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Mountain Pass
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Yes, I would love to rebuild the wiper motor if it didn't take hours and hours to do. It sounds like a bearing or bushing is bad.
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I'm resurrecting this thread because for the first time in a very long time, I drove my truck in the rain. We've been in a severe drought here north of Houston and most of the rain we've received since the beginning of the summer has been very light and short in duration. Like 1 minute at the most! Obviously my ailing wiper motor hasn't been much of an issue until today.
I noticed the wipers were very slow and after about an hour of using them, they started to get "jerky" or "jittery." About 1/4 mile from the grocery store, the wipers froze in the up position. I parked and went in and did my shopping. Thankfully, when I got back in to head home, the wipers started working again. Very slow and jittery. I've used my wipers so little in the last year that I didn't even know that the rubber was torn on them. Time to replace both of the wiper blades.
I did a little search on this forum and it looks like I should check the voltage going to my wiper motor. I read about a wiper relay going bad and not sending proper voltage to the motor. He swapped it with the horn relay and had his wipers back. I think the relays may be under the hood but if anyone can confirm it, that would be great.
I noticed the wipers were very slow and after about an hour of using them, they started to get "jerky" or "jittery." About 1/4 mile from the grocery store, the wipers froze in the up position. I parked and went in and did my shopping. Thankfully, when I got back in to head home, the wipers started working again. Very slow and jittery. I've used my wipers so little in the last year that I didn't even know that the rubber was torn on them. Time to replace both of the wiper blades.
I did a little search on this forum and it looks like I should check the voltage going to my wiper motor. I read about a wiper relay going bad and not sending proper voltage to the motor. He swapped it with the horn relay and had his wipers back. I think the relays may be under the hood but if anyone can confirm it, that would be great.
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Mountain Pass
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Several days ago, I swapped around three different relays (fuse box under the hood) having to do with the wiper motor and washer motor. None of the relays fixed the problem. The problem is very bad. I cannot drive the truck if there is rain in the forecast. From what I can tell, my electric wiper motor has gone bad.
I contemplated going to a junkyard, buying a used OEM motor off of eBay or just buying an inexpensive (probably china made
) motor from Rock Auto. I needed almost $400 worth of other air conditioning parts for my 2002 Ram Air Trans Am from Rock Auto so I decided to just add the china motor to the order. The motor should be in later today, 12/4/2020 so I hope to install it over the weekend. I'll update this thread after I do the work.
I contemplated going to a junkyard, buying a used OEM motor off of eBay or just buying an inexpensive (probably china made
) motor from Rock Auto. I needed almost $400 worth of other air conditioning parts for my 2002 Ram Air Trans Am from Rock Auto so I decided to just add the china motor to the order. The motor should be in later today, 12/4/2020 so I hope to install it over the weekend. I'll update this thread after I do the work.FTE Stories
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The Rock Auto, china made motor finally arrived last night. After church this morning, I started the replacement work. After I disconnected the OEM motor from the linkages, I switched the wipers on just to run the motor and confirm that the noise and jerky motion was indeed from the motor and not from the linkages. Bad motor was confirmed!
Removing the old motor was pretty easy and getting the new one in was also easy. I now have quiet and normal working windshield wipers!
Removing the old motor was pretty easy and getting the new one in was also easy. I now have quiet and normal working windshield wipers!
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Mountain Pass
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Brandon, I agree. I'm almost 58 and this is the first time I've ever had a windshield wiper motor go bad in my life. My wife has never experienced it either. For the most part, this thread has been quiet since I started it over 2 years ago so I think these failures are pretty rare. It's nice to see my truck's wipers moving smoothly and quietly after 2+ yrs!
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Mountain Pass
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It is frustrating when people don't come back in and finish out their threads. Heck, I've even seen where where people came back in and pretty much wrote, "Guys, I fixed the problem. Thanks!" without giving any details of what the problem was and how/what they did to fix it.
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The only time I have seen a windshield wiper motor go bad was on my wife's 1985 Ford Sierra while we were stationed in England. What a POS that car was...
As AllAboutMPG (Paul) said, a lot of us use Rock Auto and generally have good things to say about them. Recently an FTE'r in England (ShovelHeadRob) received some damaged parts and they sent replacements out right away. I have seen where they have given customers a difficult time during a warranty replacement, but it is not often and probably hinges on who you get on the phone.
I have used Rock Auto quite a bit and recently did so when replacing all of the front end brake parts from the hoses to the pads. As you said, their prices are often hard to beat, even with a hammer or large stick...
Keep an eye out here on the forum as fellas often times post up coupon codes they have for Rock Auto. There used to be a running thread with codes, but I have not seen it in a while.
Thank you dannyual767, thank you for closing your thread out and providing a detailed description of how you resolved the issue. We genuinely appreciate it and someone in the future will as well.
As AllAboutMPG (Paul) said, a lot of us use Rock Auto and generally have good things to say about them. Recently an FTE'r in England (ShovelHeadRob) received some damaged parts and they sent replacements out right away. I have seen where they have given customers a difficult time during a warranty replacement, but it is not often and probably hinges on who you get on the phone.
I have used Rock Auto quite a bit and recently did so when replacing all of the front end brake parts from the hoses to the pads. As you said, their prices are often hard to beat, even with a hammer or large stick...
Keep an eye out here on the forum as fellas often times post up coupon codes they have for Rock Auto. There used to be a running thread with codes, but I have not seen it in a while.
Thank you dannyual767, thank you for closing your thread out and providing a detailed description of how you resolved the issue. We genuinely appreciate it and someone in the future will as well.
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Mountain Pass
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You're welcome, Sous! I try to always come back into threads and post my results because I know that there will be someone in the future who will do an internet search and find the thread. We've all been that searching person and found what looked to be the exact same issue that we have or had and the found thread went cold with no conclusion years ago. I'd guess that sometimes the OP of said thread never found the problem but a lot of the time I'm sure they did but they just didn't come back in to put the finishing touch on their thread.
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