With no make, model, and year included in the question, it's hard to say for sure. On most vehicles, though, no, the linkage has no adjustment for that purpose. With most vehicles, adjustment of the wiper position is accomplished by adjusting the position of the wiper arm on its pivot. Usually you just remove the wiper arm from the pivot and replace it in the position you want.
Check your wiper linkage under the hood and/or the tightness of the wiper arm on the wiper spindle.
if its the driver wiper that doesn't work, its probably the control rod broken. the passengers wiper is driven by the motor, the drivers by the linkage from the passengers wiper mechanism
You have to remove the linkage from the wiper motor.
If one wants to replace a wiper linkage there are a few steps involved. Pull the wiper arm away from the windshield until the arm locks in vertical position. Unbolt the nut that holds the wiper arm to the linkage and pull the wiper arm off the linkage. Open the hood and unbolt the wiper motor and slide the motor off of the linkage. One then will remove the wiper linkage and install a new one.
how do i repair 1997 nissan maxima wiper linkage
Linkage bushings on wiper arms coming off back side of wiper motor under cowling
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.
As long as they are both mk4 jettas the wiper linkage should fit. If you need to purchase the wiper linkage. Check out this website. http://twinlys.weebly.com
The 1999 Nissan windshield wiper linkage is held in place by three retaining nuts. Remove the retaining nuts and the linkage will come free. Replace the linkage with new linkage.
Broken linkage? Disconeccted linkage? EDIT::: The most likely cause is a bad wiper control module, its attached to the wiper motor
You will probably have to remove the cowl that covers the linkage. When you do that, the linkage should come out then. There are probably C clips connecting the individual wiper arms to the linkage.
The non working wiper on the 2001 Century most likely has a broken wiper linkage. The linkage can be checked by removing the vehicles cowling.