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98 Crown Vic Wipers won't park
Hi All: Just wondering if anyone has seen this problem. I have a 98
Crown Vic and the wipers won't park. In fact when I shut them off the go all the way to the up position. The parking cycle seems to be dead. The wipers work perfect other than the parking problem. I removed the cover to reveal the crank and it was stuffed with acorns. (I have a chipmunk problem in my neighborhood) Maybe they chewed the wiring? I tried looking at my service manual and it gives instructions on how to measure resistance and voltage, but I can not find the wiring harness that goes to the wiper motor. Ford had a better idea when they design accesiblity to the wiper motor. Looks like a nightmare and I may have a mechanic do the work. I'm getting too old for this. M |
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Fixed a few of these. The problem is in the wiper arm thats bolted to
the motor. First attempt was a rebuilt motor(aftermarket) that fixed the problem. Next one belonged to my dad so I had the opertunity to tear it apart & see what made it tick. The arm itself is aluminum & wears out. The entire explaination on how it all functions is complicated & would be longwinded so the short of it is the arm is available from ford as a seperate unit & thats all you will need. I have the part # at work if you want it I can post it tomorrow. |
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If you could, please let me know what the part number is. I can see
where the crank could be 180 degrees out of sync. When I removed the cover I could see that the compartment was stuffed with acorns and this probably jamed up the works. M On 13 Mar 2005 17:36:51 -0800, "pater" > wrote: >Fixed a few of these. The problem is in the wiper arm thats bolted to >the motor. First attempt was a rebuilt motor(aftermarket) that fixed >the problem. Next one belonged to my dad so I had the opertunity to >tear it apart & see what made it tick. The arm itself is aluminum & >wears out. The entire explaination on how it all functions is >complicated & would be longwinded so the short of it is the arm is >available from ford as a seperate unit & thats all you will need. I >have the part # at work if you want it I can post it tomorrow. |
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E7AZ-17A438-A, Tear it apart first to make sure thats all you need.
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On 14 Mar 2005 16:48:40 -0800, "pater" > wrote:
>E7AZ-17A438-A, Tear it apart first to make sure thats all you need. >Good luck. Thank You for your help. M |
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