Windshield wipers

princekris@m (C Parker) wrote in news:11065-488E266F-9503
@baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com:

> The windshield wipers on my 96 Tercel are not working good. On slow
> speed, if it works is real slow. On fast, it works fast on the up stroke
> and slow on the down stroke . The wiper motor seems to work fine with
> the wipers off the windshield. I took the vent off below the windshield
> and sprayed some grease on all the moving wiper mechanism, no good.
> Checked the wiper blades and windshield and nothing seems abnormal
> there. Do I need to replace the wiper motor ?
>

Is the blade itself actually flipping over for each stroke?

I've seen it where the blade rubber is stuck in one orientation for the
entire cycle, so it's dragging on the upstroke (fast) and pushing on the
downstroke (slow). It can also chatter on the downstroke when this happens.

You should be able to both see and hear the flip flop action.

How old are the rubbers?

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Tegger

There is some chatter sometimes. The rubber refills were replaced last
year, but I suppose I could try replacing them again. Today when I left
work, it had been raining, so I turned them on and they didn't work at
all, even on high, until I went out and nudged it with my hand.
Sometimes I hear some strange noises from the wiper mechanism under that
vent, so I suspect the problem is down there somewhere. Otherwise a
great car, considering it's 12 years old. This is the only problem I've
had.

princekris@m (C Parker) wrote in news:11065-48901650-10354
@baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com:

> There is some chatter sometimes. The rubber refills were replaced last
> year, but I suppose I could try replacing them again. Today when I left
> work, it had been raining, so I turned them on and they didn't work at
> all, even on high, until I went out and nudged it with my hand.
> Sometimes I hear some strange noises from the wiper mechanism under that
> vent, so I suspect the problem is down there somewhere. Otherwise a
> great car, considering it's 12 years old. This is the only problem I've
> had.
>
>

Then it's probably the motor doesn't have enough torque anymore. They do
slow down with age. You need a new one.

I currently have a similar problem with the rear wiper on my Integra, which
behaves much as you describe. In fact, the rear motor now refuses to work
at all in very cold winter weather. Luckily, the rear wiper is nowhere near
as important as the front ones...

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Tegger