My wipers finally thawed out a couple days ago after being frozen in ice, but now both are working incorrectly. my drivers side sometimes works, but when it does it doesnt fully extend, or it overextends and flops over the side of my windshield. the passenger side only moves 2-3 inches. i have no idea what happened, i tried to use them once when they were frozen and my theory is that may have misaligned them or burned out the engine or something. they are thawed out and i cant see any obstructions and i have no problem manually moving them with my hands. this is a 2000 Grand Prix, the blades are fine. any ideas as to what might be wrong or how to fix them?
2007-12-23 06:39:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It may because you was keep trying "turning" the wipers on and off when it is frozen, so you break the motor which use to move the wipers. Let's talk to your mechanic. It cost you some money to fix it.
In next time, trying to defrost the wipers before you use it.
2007-12-23 06:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by peteroysterdate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it seems that when you turned them on when they were covered with ice they didnt move but the gears did.... there is a nut on the gear that sticks out of the body at the axel end of the wiper arm,sometimes under a flip up cover... turn on the wipers and then turn them off and adjust the wiper arms so that they are where they should normally be when the wipers are turned off... then tighten down the nut on those gears....
2007-12-23 14:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by john b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wiper transmission is broken. A common mistake people make is they forget to turn the wipers off prior to the windshield icing. Once the key is turned on the wiper motor's internal workings either fry or brake or the the rods below the windshield brake. Remove the plastic cover below the windshield & check for damaged componants.
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2007-12-23 14:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
start by making sure wipers are completely off.....at the base of wiper am is a plastic cover that needs to come off. there is a nut...13 or 15mm...place wipers all the way down to stop,then tighten nuts as tight as you can.(p.s.....may have to loosen a bit first to get them to move down.....999% sure on this. ex GM tech...be careul ad good luck.
2007-12-23 14:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by hurchelfox 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
with wiper switch off push wiper down as for as they go and tighten nut and you should be good to go
2007-12-23 14:55:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋