My windscreen wipers are not working. First one failed co...

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Thank you for helping me. My name is Herman.

Hi Herman I hope you are well. Can you confirm that one arm stopped working on the front and then the other ?

I am fine thanks. Thats correct, one stopped completely and a cuple days later the other one started locking upp. If i pull it when it locks it starts working agian for a while

Ok so it’s very likely that the motor is the cause now but I suspect the linkage is damaged and has caused the motor to fail . Also check the wiper arms are tight on the spindle

Alright. I Will take it apart and take a look. How do i know if the linkage is bad?

You will see it will be broken or seized

The wires look pretty nice. One arm on the part that failed first had fallen off so that explains that. The motor seems to be working fine when the wipers are of. Is it posible that the motor is to weak to pull the wipers or do you think there is something wrong with the arms?

It’s possible I would replace the linkage. First as it may be tight or jamming with the arm off

I think i found the problem! I can see that the loose arm could get stuck when the wiper is moving. This explains why the other wiper works sometimes, locks upp and then works agian when i pull on it.I Will work on putting the arm back on and i think that Will do it. The motor runs fine

Perfect

Everything looks good now. I Just have to put the bar for the Second wiper on, i Will find a way with some smart thinking. Thank you for the help and Quick responses! 10 out of 10!

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