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Old March 14th 05, 01:10 AM
msterspy
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Default 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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Old March 14th 05, 02:36 AM
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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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Old March 14th 05, 04:25 AM
msterspy
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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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Old March 15th 05, 01:48 AM
pater
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E7AZ-17A438-A, Tear it apart first to make sure thats all you need.
Good luck.

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Old March 15th 05, 04:30 AM
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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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