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Rev up your engines!
It's time for the Scotty Kilmer Channel
if your windshield wipers don't come on when you turn the switch on, then stay tuned
because today I'm going to show you how to fix windshield wipers that don't work
the first thing to do is check for a blown fuse
but the wiper fuse is okay so we know it's not that, now the next thing to
check is the power going to the wiper motor, so we have to take off the wiper
arms first like this, you pop the top off and take the bolt off, then you get a
hammer and a screwdriver, put the screwdriver under the arm and hit the
top and it pops right off, then get a smaller screwdriver and remove all the
little screws, then lift up the whole assembly and here's the motor hiding
right here and if we follow it back, here's the electrical connection that
powers it, so with the key on we'll turn the wiper motor on and check for power
as you can see it's getting power, so the motor has power it's probably a bad
motor, so we'll unbolt the motor and take all the bolts off and remove it and get a big
pry bar and pry the arms off the motor, then you feed the wires out and pull the
motor assembly, now as a mechanic tip, these things you're usually pretty
damn expensive new, so a lot of people go and get rebuilt units, now here's another
trick when you get the new motor first plug it in, just put the motor by the
side and snap the plug in, then turn the key on and then turn the wipers on
full blast, then check the motor to make sure it's running, then one last
important thing is to turn the wipers off at the switch, just turn the switch
off and you'll see then that the motor stops, you want to do this because
then the motor is in its stopped position and when you bolt it back on
it'll be in the right sync for the wipers to work correctly, then you slide
the motor back in, line it up and put all the bolts back in
make sure you get them all on nice and tight, then get the arm for the motor, put
it in the same position you took it off on and tighten it up, then pop the
linkage back on and if you have a hard time get a socket, put that on top of it
tap it on that way, then before you put it all back together, just turn it on to
make sure that the linkages aren't hitting anything and they're working
fine, then pick up the cowling and put it back on and it's a good thing it's
made out of plastic, because you got to bend it a little to get it to fit, then screw all
the bolts in that hold it in place and last but not least, get the wiper arms
and bolt them in place the same position you had them before, just put them in
position so they line up here, then put the bolt on and tighten it up, they press
fit on, so get them nice and tight so they squeeze on and hold to the rod good
then just give the hood a good slam and give them a try, and they're working, so the
next time your wipers leave you stranded in the rain, don't get mad at them fix
them yourself and remember if you've got any car questions just visit Scotty
kilmer.com and I'll answer them as soon as I get back from this ride!