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Windshield wipers keep hitting each other. Driver side wont go all the way up. I replaced the Wiper transmission assy. but that did not fix the problem. Motor spins all the way around.
Re: Windshield wipers keep hitting each other. Driver...
So why was the trans replaced the first time. The arm on the motor is supposed to go around. If the wiper arms are installed correctly, all should be OK. Is there any slop in the linkage?
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Possible wiper linkage has broken/seperated from wiper motor. The wiper cowling covering the linkage assembly will need to be removed to inspect/repair
check to see if nut at the end of wiper arm is tight under plastic cap is tight the side near bottom of windshield if it is the wiper transmission is failed needs replaced
Hi Jill,
The first thing to check is a 13mm nut that holds the wiper arm in place.See if you can move the wiper arm freely back and forth.There is a nut at the base of that wiper arm,Lift up a cover that is hiding the nut. If it comes loose from being froze from ice or snow. Put the wiper in its rest position and tighten the nut back up.
sounds like the connecting rod between both wiper arms either broke or one of the keepers popped off under the connector for that arm..since the wiper system IS NOT designed to wisk snow off the window once accumulated, this can an does happen.. even seen motors get burned out doing this..cleaning the window first will save this issue and the equiptment. need to acess this arm<take off the vented peice below the windshield and everything should be visible there..repost findings
go to our villager site for help. The wiper motor has a governor assy, that is what you are referring to. What is the problem?
Windshield Wiper Governor
Removal
The windshield wiper governor (17C476) is located on the LH side of the engine compartment behind the battery (10655) .
Remove the two windshield wiper governor screws and the windshield wiper governor .
Disconnect the two windshield wiper governor electrical connectors.
its a small, white plastic "nut" on the wiper transmission arm- find one in a junkyard-snap it in and you can solve it for 2 bucks-takes about 10 minutes to do. Cant get the part separately without buying the entire transmission, which you dont want to do- common problem with cavaliers and sunfires of this year.
It is actually a wiper control module that controls this. I have replaced many of them. It is the cover that is screwed to the wiper gear box. Remove both wiper arms. Remove the plastic cowl cover below the windshield that covers from side to side. Once inside you will see the wiper motor/transmission assy. Disconnect the electrical connector, and remove screws from cover, and replace it.
hello, this sounds like your wiper transmission got out of alignment possibly due to ice on windsheild.don't really know.short of replacing you could loosen the nut under the cover and move wiper arm back possibly.
I just solved this problem last night with my '05 Impala, and ultimately the solution was what newton5083 stated above. Yet, it may also be this (I found it online somewhere):
You have bent or broken the "park tab" on the windshield wiper motor bracket. The correct way to fix this is to remove the wiper arms, wiper linkage and wiper motor from the wiper motor bracket, and install a new bracket. I just bent the tab back into place a couple times for our daughters 2005 Impala but it kept getting bent down again when they didn't take the time to make sure the wipers were not frozen to the windshield, or tried running the wipers to remove heavy snow on the windshield. So yesterday I fabricated a small piece of metal and bolted that to the bracket in the same place the tab stop was. If someone wants to access this bracket and tab- 1. Use a ½ inch or 13mm socket & ratchet or wrench to remove nuts on wiper arms. 2. They may make a special tool to remove the arms, I used a screwdriver and hammer to tap bottom of the arm to wedge them apart from the spindle. 3. Two small button-looking clips hold the drivers side cowl cover in place under the windshield. These are two-piece clips, pry up the center, than the outer piece. 4. Unclip the washer hose from cowl cover, than pull out plastic cover. 5. There is a smaller plastic cover with on plastic button head holding that cover in place. Gently pry under that clip to remove that cover. 6. Now you can see the wiper trans and bracket. You should see a small tab on that bracket that looks pushed down and bent or possible a square small hole with some torn off metal where the tab broke off. 7. Remove small plastic cover over the wiper transmission and you can see a small spring-loaded arm underneath the wiper transmission assembly. 8. You need to find something to pry that tab back up so when the wipers are running that spring loaded little arm just snaps past the tab running clockwise. It's when you shut off the wipers that the wiper transmission assembly reverses rotation counter clockwise and the small spring loaded arm underneath hits that tab stop, than the wipers will go all the way down and shut off as they should. Once that tab stop gets bent out of the way the little spring loaded arm has nothing to stop the wiper transmission assembly so it keeps traveling counter clockwise until some other stop shuts the wipers off straight up on the windshield.
There is a revised bracket part # which is supposed to be more durable, GM part #12368639. Here is a copy of the TSB which points out this problem: Bulletin No.: 05-08-43-003A Date: March 10, 2005 TECHNICAL Subject: Windshield Wipers Park in Up Position (Replace Windshield Wiper Motor Bracket) Models: 2005 Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo Supercede: This bulletin is being revised to make a correction to the Parts Information. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 05-08-43-003 (Section 08-Body and Accessories).
Condition Some customers may comment that the windshield wipers park in the out wipe (vertical) position. Cause This condition may be caused by a bent park tab on the windshield wiper motor bracket.
Correction To correct this condition, replace the wiper motor bracket. It will be necessary to transfer the following parts listed below to the new bracket. ^ Wiper transmission ^ Wiper motor crank arm ^ Wiper motor 1. Remove the windshield wiper motor drive system module. 2. Remove the windshield wiper transmission from the windshield wiper motor bracket. 3. Remove the wiper motor crank arm from the windshield wiper motor. 4. Remove the windshield wiper motor from the bracket. 5. Install the windshield wiper motor to the new bracket. 6. Install the wiper motor crank arm to the windshield wiper motor. 7. Install the windshield wiper transmission to the windshield wiper motor bracket. 8. Install the windshield wiper motor drive system module.
A TSB is not a recall, if vehicle is still under warranty the dealer should be repaired for free. If not, you'll have to pay for the repairs.
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