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    Windshield wiper issue

    Since I bought the car the drivers side wiper has never went all the way over, meant to adjust it but have never had time and it rarely gets driven in the rain. I took it out to play in the snow today and as soon as I turned them on they made a knocking noise when they had gotten all the way over, it stopped after a minute and I figured it was just a part of it being old. Well a few hours later I had a few people be stupid infront of me and I ended up spinning around in the road, as soon as I started it back up they started knocking again for about a minute and then just quit working all together, rear wiper still works so I doubt its the fuse unless they run off a seperate fuse

    Any ideas on what to look for when the weather clears up a bit? Maybe the wiper motor for them being out of adjustment for too long?
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    #2
    The balljoint linkage may have let go. The rear wiper is on its own circuit so it could still be an electrical issue but if the wipers were making knocking noises it kinda points to a mechanical problem.
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    '90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
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      #3
      Is that the rod that goes from the motor and up into the plastics? I did get a look at it to see what was making the noise when it first started doing it to see if it was just catching somewhere

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        #4
        No big deal, previous owner left an adjustable wrench in there at some point and it got caught up under the arm on the motor keeping it from moving. It did mess up the rubber around where the arm connects to the motor

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          #5
          Well now there's yer problem! lololol
          '90 AWD Protege, full GTR drivetrain swap, ~320 whp daily driver, RIP, and
          '90 AWD Protege, yet another GTR swap, Open class rallycar with a Toyota GT4 gearbox swap, thus crossing the line between hobby and mental illness. And a Brabus E55 K8, removing all doubt.
          http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/vbpi...?do=view&g=110
          http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2599486

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            #6
            Originally posted by tweety2300 View Post
            No big deal, previous owner left an adjustable wrench in there at some point and it got caught up under the arm on the motor keeping it from moving. It did mess up the rubber around where the arm connects to the motor
            lol, i had similar problem with mine oncw, id left an empty tango can in there and it jammed the mechanism while i was driving down the motorway. Least you got a free wrench tho. :D

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              #7
              Fixed a problem AND a free tool?


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                #8
                It would be even better if it was snap on, still looks if decent quality. I think its husky. I'm hoping its been the sqeaky rattle that I've been trying to find

                I am mad that I didn't get to play in the snow enough, not that its doing much with 10" on the roads

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