On my 95 Ford Escort, one day i pulled up on my driver-side windshield wiper because they were frozen. I pulled the wiper in the path it follows on the windshield and it seems to have striped the part it‘s held on to, because it comes out across the windshield and I have to stick my hand out the window to set it back while driving. It also rests up further than the other one when I turn them off. I took off the wiper, set it back down to where it should be and turned them on and they still come out over the side of my windsheild at speeds above 50km/h. Any help on fixing it please?
sounds like you stripped the splines in wiper arm. there should be tiny ridges on inside of hole on wiper arm. these things are made of crap metal so when you forced it to move without motor on you prolly just torn little teeth off. take arm off look at it if inside is smooth or almost smooth you need to replace arm. hit the junk yard and get another check to see that it is good first. use a small screwdrive or *wince* knife to clean bits off metal out of splines on the motor shaft re-align wiper arm make sure the spline lock together and tighten as tight as you can get it. if its not tight enough the splines will strip off again given some time. The shaft on drive motor is tapered so tighter arm is the better grip splines get.
Sounds like you stripped the gears in the wiper motor's little transmission. Might go to a salvage yard and get one off a wrecked car and change it.
sounds like you stripped the splines in wiper arm. there should be tiny ridges on inside of hole on wiper arm. these things are made of crap metal so when you forced it to move without motor on you prolly just torn little teeth off. take arm off look at it if inside is smooth or almost smooth you need to replace arm. hit the junk yard and get another check to see that it is good first. use a small screwdrive or *wince* knife to clean bits off metal out of splines on the motor shaft re-align wiper arm make sure the spline lock together and tighten as tight as you can get it. if its not tight enough the splines will strip off again given some time. The shaft on drive motor is tapered so tighter arm is the better grip splines get.
Sounds like you stripped the gears in the wiper motor's little transmission. Might go to a salvage yard and get one off a wrecked car and change it.
