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Rear Window Wiper Motor Adjustment???

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Old 08-29-2012, 07:48 AM
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Rear Window Wiper Motor Adjustment???

So not sure how common this is, but my wiperblade will not go to it's resting position when shut down. it gets to the holder and and then stops. I need to push it up to open the rear window. Have you adjusted the motor/limit switch or maybe even remove the wiperblade and re-install in higher position, but this will not help the limit switch issue. any thoughts?
Old 08-29-2012, 10:13 PM
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Yeah, I have that same problem. I bookmarked this a while back. I have yet to attempt it though. Let me know if you try it!

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...arWindow.shtml

My wiper didn't fully lift off the glass (or park) when it was turned off. That meant any time I used the wiper (on purpose or by accident), I had to walk around back and manually lift it before lowering the rear window (can you say PITA?). There is an angled piece of plastic screwed to the rear of the shell that catches a plastic piece on the wiper arm that is supposed to lift the wiper off the glass. I found that it didn't lift the blade high enough to clear the lip of the fiberglass shell. So, I took a thin nut and beveled it on a grinder and placed it between the angled plastic and the shell. This gives perhaps 1/8" (3mm) extra lift and (red arrow in the above image is pointing at the gap the nut creates between the back of the shell and the plastic piece), more importantly, steepens the angle of the ramped piece. I put a little silicone grease on the plastic pieces and now the wiper reliably lifts off the glass. This is really nice feature to have working in snow country as it keeps the wiper from freezing to the glass.
Old 08-30-2012, 06:34 AM
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not a bad idea, I may have to look into that. any little bit helps. if not, I'll just remove the damn thing and jump the limit switch so I can operate the window. thanks, dube2
Old 08-30-2012, 07:28 AM
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Mine did this too. It would move up and touch the little plastic ramp but not slide up the ramp and off of the glass. I greased up the plastic ramp slightly and now it works great.
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