wipers are f***ed up

[swift13]

i turn my wipers on like normal and when i turned them off they stayed up instead of tucking into the cowl (98 GTP)

How do i fix this problem?? any help would be great thanks in advance.

 

i know this has happened to other people but i never got a real fix remark from anyone and it just happened to me so this sucks

[5speedz34]

This is a common problem on second-gens. My buddy has a '97 and his had a recall.

 

He said its something within the linkage is a weak metal and bends causing the wipers to stay up. Wish I had more information for you.

[swift13]

well they still work its just when you turn them off they go up like a field goal instead of down into the cowl. were your friends still working or just broke in the up position??

 

im thinking maybe a short or a reversal of polarity or something but i am unsure how to fix with the simplest solution

[Night Fury]

I see a lot driving around town like that and I'm all like "Dubya Tee Eff?!"

[5speedz34]

well they still work its just when you turn them off they go up like a field goal instead of down into the cowl. were your friends still working or just broke in the up position??

 

im thinking maybe a short or a reversal of polarity or something but i am unsure how to fix with the simplest solution

 

My buddies worked but when you shut them off they would stay stationary.

[Regal_GS_1989]

Its not just a second gen problem. I see tons of U vans and j bodies driving around like that too.

 

Here is some info about the issue.

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Oldsmobile-Buick-Repair-826/windshield-wipers-parking-straight-1.htm

[5speedz34]

I guess I should've said its a newer GM problem.

[4door Intl]

Whenever i see goalpost wipers it's usually on a Pontiac Montana minivan.

[runt]

Make sure there is no snow/ice near the cowl. Sometimes if I don't clear that area out well enough my wipers stick like that. Once I clear the snow they go back down. Stupid, yes. Simple. YES!

[5speedz34]

That's what I've been told the issue is. The wipers get jammed in the cowl with snow causing the piece that I was talking about to bend.

[swift13]

there was no snow in the cowl

 

But when it happened yesterday i turned them on and turned the car off while they were in the down position and pulled the fuse. today i needed them and put the fuse back in and They worked the right way and tucked back in when i shut them off.

 

so maybe it was a reversal or something but killing the power set it right

I dunno and i dont care as long as they work

 

Thanks for all the info.

[LuminaPower92]

Hmm I kinda got the same problem, was thinking it was the transmission.

 

BTW the new civics have the same wiper set up as first gen w's.

[ron350]

Here is a picture.

http://www.oqcgp.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=79

 

It would be nice is someone did a step by step article with pictures about replacing or repairing those parts.