Ahhh.... ok. Thanks for that. Makes sense. Lazy PO ! ;) Motor still works. I lubed what I could see with thickish chain lube spray. Along with fuse thought, you'd think the splined shaft holding wiper arm in place would strip first. ;) Neil.
On 5/18/16, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > I think what happens is that in the winter, there is snow and ice on the > back hatch and the rear wiper and someone tries to use it to clear that. I > have seen the wiper motor itself with a burn spot on it. You would think > it would just blow a fuse rather than do this kind of damage. Is the motor > still good or toast? > > Ken > > On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> Image of rear window wiper connector: http://tinyurl.com/jd2q4w3
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