1. Determine if the motor is working or not. With the engine off, turn on the wipers and listen for motor running. If the wiper motor is running, the problem may be with the linkage.
2. To check linkage, remove the wiper arms from the shafts (fold arms away from windshield, move out locking tab, then take arm off the splined shaft by rocking or gently prying). Then remove the cowling by taking out 7 Phillips head sheet metal screws. Look at the linkage to see if it might be broken or if the linkage has come off the plastic bushing on the wiper motor. (this is what I discovered today on my 1990 Dakota and now I need to find just the plastic bushing.
3. If the motor is not running, first check the fuse. Replace fuse if it is blown. If not, the motor most likely needs replaced.
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A car's wiper system is designed to keep the windscreen (windshield) clear of rain. It consists of a synthetic rubber blade, held on a resilient arm which is pivoted at one end. The arm oscillates back and forth such that the rubber blade sweeps across the windscreen and disperses the rainwater. Its function is aided by including jets which can spray water containing a detergent on to the screen.
A potentiometer is another name for a variable resister used for voltage dividing. Potentiometers have three tabs on them The two outer most tabs have the full resistance of the device across them. The center tab is connected to the wiper that slides across the surface of the resister. A voltage is applied to the two outside tabs on the potentiometer. A voltage of your choosing will appear across either the left tab to the center wiper tab or from the right tab and the center wiper tab. A potentiometer of this type is used to control the speed output of variable frequency drives. A 10K potentiometer has 10VDC applied across the two outside tabs If the drive sees the full 10 volts it allows the drive to go to full output and the motor will run at full speed. With the potentiometer's center tab wiper at half position a voltage of 5 VDC will appear to the drive. When the drive sees the 5 volts it tells the drive to go to half speed output and the motor will run at half speed. This potentiometer is linear so no matter where the wiper is positioned, the motor speed will follow the potentiometer settings from 1% right up to 100%
To remove the wiper arm you first have to remove the plastic grill below the wiper arm. It covers the space left between the bonnet and wind screen. It is held in place by 4 plastic screw like devices that have to be lifted up before being unscrewed. Once this is removed you will see the entire wiper arm assembly and the size 10 bolts holding them in place. Loosen them 3 or 4 in number and disconnect the power/control cable and the unit is free to be removed. To remove the wiper arm you first have to remove the plastic grill below the wiper arm. It covers the space left between the bonnet and wind screen. It is held in place by 4 plastic screw like devices that have to be lifted up before being unscrewed. Once this is removed you will see the entire wiper arm assembly and the size 10 bolts holding them in place. Loosen them 3 or 4 in number and disconnect the power/control cable and the unit is free to be removed.
hi, the center terminal (attached to the wiper contact) tied to one of the ends????
The windshield wiper relay is located in the electrical power distribution center.
The 2002 Dodge Dakota takes 21" replacement windshield wiper blades on both sides front.
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The wiper linkage is bad. Or the wiper arm stud bushings (where the arms attach to the cowl) are rotted out.
All 2004 Dodge Dakotas take 21" replacement windshield wiper blades on both sides front.
Linkage bushings on wiper arms coming off back side of wiper motor under cowling
read the instructions that came with the new wiper blades
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Remove the windshield wiper arm from the windshield wiper motor. Remove the wiring harness. Remove the retaining nut. Reverse the process to install the new windshield wiper motor.
The front windshield wiper size on a Dodge Caravan is 26 inches for both driver and passenger. The rear windshield blad is 16 inches.
A Dodge Dakota does not have a rear washer fluid reservoir. On most newer vehicles the washer fluid for the rear windshield comes from the washer fluid reservoir from under the hood. If you are not getting wahser fluid to the rear windshield it could be that the line is frozen or clogged with dirt or the line could be disconnected somewhere.
Images of the wiper linkage for a Dodge Dakota are located in the service manual. It details where the linkage connects and how to perform maintenance on it.