hello TJers,
ill try and make this as short and informative as i can. When I first bought this Jeep,5 months ago, the wipers moved slow regardless of the speed setting and never went to the full down position when switched off. It didnt really bother me as much as it did my wife. They still worked, sorta, so i let it go. Well eventually they stopped working all together. So I run out and buy a new one. By new I mean a re-manufactured one. I hook it up and nothing happens. no movement and not even the slightest noise. The fuse isnt blown as the windshield washer fluid pump is still working. I figured, well thats what i get for buying a reman. so i take it back and order a new one. costs me $30 more and 3 days but i was hoping it would fix the problem. I didnt hook it into the linkage but instead just plugged it in. now it blows the fuse. I unhook it and replace the fuse. I leave it unhooked and the fuse stays good. washer pump works. I plug it in and bam it blows again. I hook my multimeter up to the wire leading to the wiper motor and it reads 11.5. so that sounds right to me. I bench tested the wiper motor and it works fine.
I just hit a wall. I have checked everything that i know how to check and can think to check, and it all checks out. What am i missing? Why didnt the original motor blow the fuse? Why would the new one blow a fuse? I check it and its working. I didnt have it hooked up to the linkage so i eliminated that variable. Which moves quite freely anyway.
any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. wiper motors have always been too simple for me to take to my mechanic but im missing some good snow here in Michigan and getting anxious.
help pls
Thank you
ill try and make this as short and informative as i can. When I first bought this Jeep,5 months ago, the wipers moved slow regardless of the speed setting and never went to the full down position when switched off. It didnt really bother me as much as it did my wife. They still worked, sorta, so i let it go. Well eventually they stopped working all together. So I run out and buy a new one. By new I mean a re-manufactured one. I hook it up and nothing happens. no movement and not even the slightest noise. The fuse isnt blown as the windshield washer fluid pump is still working. I figured, well thats what i get for buying a reman. so i take it back and order a new one. costs me $30 more and 3 days but i was hoping it would fix the problem. I didnt hook it into the linkage but instead just plugged it in. now it blows the fuse. I unhook it and replace the fuse. I leave it unhooked and the fuse stays good. washer pump works. I plug it in and bam it blows again. I hook my multimeter up to the wire leading to the wiper motor and it reads 11.5. so that sounds right to me. I bench tested the wiper motor and it works fine.
I just hit a wall. I have checked everything that i know how to check and can think to check, and it all checks out. What am i missing? Why didnt the original motor blow the fuse? Why would the new one blow a fuse? I check it and its working. I didnt have it hooked up to the linkage so i eliminated that variable. Which moves quite freely anyway.
any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. wiper motors have always been too simple for me to take to my mechanic but im missing some good snow here in Michigan and getting anxious.
help pls
Thank you