My younger brother said his rea wiper doesn't wipe very good. He got his 99 explorer used a few months ago. And also my older brothers 01 explorer is the same way. Is there a fix for this? Or should they just live with it?

My older brother had his 01 for almost 3 years now and it had started wiping bad after the first month. New wiper blades don't help.

 

Had that problem with mine. My particular trouble was the hinge on the wiper arm was binding and preventing adequate pressure from being exerted on the glass. I oiled the hinge and worked the arm back and forth until it loosened up. Took a while because that hinge doesn't have much travel. Worked fine after that.

 

I have a 98 Explorer Sport and my rear wiper no longer works. It's been intermittent for about 2 years and completely non-functional for the past several months. I've had this vehicle for just over 5 years now and the wiper motor was replaced once when it was about 1-1/2yrs old (had the same intermittent problem back then). I'm assuming it's the same problem, but don't know for sure.

 

Sandraj: Does it sometimes just quit mid-wipe or doesn't return to "park" when turned off? And sometimes you could jiggle it and it would go again? If so, then the problem is more than likely grease getting on the motor contacts. You will need to remove the motor. Here's what to do:

Pull the rear wiper blade straight back to remove it. Remove the plastic panel on the inside of the liftgate. You will see a plastic liner.

Pull the plastic liner back just enough to get to the motor. Disconnect its wires and remove the motor by removing the three mounting screws.

Take it to a work table and remove the plastic covers. You should see a small circuit board inside. Carefully move it out of the way.

There are four copper brushes. Carefully remove these. This will expose a round circuit board which turns with the wiper shaft. What you will probably find is old, caked on grease from the worm gear. This grease will prevent the brushes from making contact with the round circuit board.

Clean the old grease off with alcohol. Put the motor back together and bench test it if possible. Stick it back in the liftgate, reconnect and turn it on. If it works, re-install the lining, panel and wiper blade. If not, it may be time for a new motor.

 

Hi Carl,

Thanks for the info.... I'll give it a try!

Sandy

 

Mine was doing the samething after a snow storm I just bent the arm to give it more pressure to the glass. Not the recomended was I'm sure.