Q:I have replaced a heater core on VW jetta vr6 2000 and after i was done i started the car and the windshield wipers handle was on and the wipers started moving and i turned the handle down and didnt move since then!!i made sure the wipers harness is tightned good and nothing happened!! they arent working and i replaced the fuses toowhat do you think is the problem??

Ouch, well it could be one of those deals where it just went out. Unbeleivable huh but it happens. The best thing you can do is just check for power at the wiper motor with the wiper switched turned on. Now if you dont have power and you checked the fuses and they have power. The next step is to check your wiper switch at the handle. you should have power going in and when you have the wipers on high you should have power coming out, Do that check in that order and you should find it.

Q:I drive a 1999 Buick Regal GS - and today my windshield wipers stopped working. It turns out that the star bolt on the linkage was loose, so I tightened it and put it back together. Now I'm trying to put my wipers back together, but I can't figure out how to align them just exactly how they were before. Does anyone have any ideas?

on the end off the wiper there is a cover pop that open leave you re whippers off unbolt it pull it straight up and then aline to the off position tighten the bolt close cap this should work

Q:What the heck is the spline size anyways? Will a quarter inch really make a difference?

it is talking about the hole that the arm attaches to. the spline is the knob or axle that you attach the arm to. yes, a 1/4 will make a difference

Q:We had a really severe storm with blinding rain. I believe my windshield wiper motor is not good anymore. It has 3 speed levels. The third speed seems just as slow moving like the 2nd speed for the windshield wipers. How do I go about getting a new windshield wiper motor???

after your fiberglass with epoxy has cured,you want to coat it inside and out with a barrier coat paint.Interlux makes a great barrier coat i think the number is a 2000 e.Then gel coat,emron,awl grip, or some type of finish paint will do great. The barrier coat will ensure the integrity of your craft for many years to come.

Q:I have looked everywhere for a new one Advanced auto parts, Autozone, Checker Auto parts etc. I have even looked online for parts etc and no one has a replacement It is for a 98‘ Saturn SL1 on the passenger side and the part of the arm that screws on is almost completely smooth and stripped so it doesn‘t move when the wiper motor turns it. I am almost trying to think of a way to Frankenstein it and use like mighty putty or something to put it back on. Does anyone have any suggestions or know where I can find this part?

A quick fix that might work for a short time, is to wrap the splined part on the car with just enough black electrical tape so you can still force the wiper arm onto it. Could advance or auto zone not order the part. If not you will have to go to the dealership, surely they can order it for you. Hope this tape works for you until you get a replacement, good luck.

Q:Need to replace my 2 front and 1 rear wiper blades of my 1993 Dodge Caravan. I checked out the Rainx Latitude ones, but the 22 is $20.99, and then I need two 18 blades and the total comes to nearly $57.00 total. To me it seems expensive. Is it? Otherwise, what are some great blades? (I have 2 young children and love to play it safe)

its WISER to get the 'silicone blade' type rather than the ordinary rubber wiper blade LASTLONGER n no maintenance needed check em out

Q:It started to seem to slip and take a couple of couple of ‘wipes‘ before it would move before. But now it won‘t at all unless I move it with my hand. When I do this it the arm will will move further than it should. Could a screw be loose or the linkage have slipped? Thanks in advance!

well most likely yeah the arm is busted or you might need to repalce the whole thing which would be alot cheaper if u find the part in a junk yard.

Q:A few weeks ago we had some snow and I cleared off my window and when I was about to pull off my drivers side windshield wiper stopped working. I asked the guy at the car lot I bought my car at about it and he tightened the bolt connecting the wiper arm to the car. They were working again, or so I thought anyway. Last night on my way home from work it was raining so I had them on (first time I had to use them since the bolt was tightened). It was working half the way home then all of a sudden it stopped moving again. Why does the bolt keep loosening itself? Is the arm stripped? I doubt it‘s the linkage since I can get it to work after tightening the bolt. It just keeps loosening itself or something. It‘s really annoying and it‘s really rainy here and I can‘t drive my car because of the stupid wiper. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

Inspect the splines on both the wiper arm and the stub coming out of the cowl. I would guess that the wiper arm is the part that is stripped. Replace the entire arm . Use a nylon locking nut to tighten this assembly up and you should be fine. If you just replace the nylon nut it could come loose again at a time when you really need it, so do this the right way. Good Luck

Q:I am trying to remove the windshield wiper switch from the column and having a hard time getting the wire pulled up through the column with the connector on the end of the wire. Would cutting the wires and splicing them back up with a new switch be a problem or is there a trick to getting that wire pulled up through.

1. there are books that describe the proper repair procedures. 2. if you know what you are doing you could rig up a switch on the dash to operate the wipers. 3. if it is a regular on / off switch the wipers will be fast only when turned on. Does this help any?

Q:1998 GMC K1500Last winter, a block of ice broke loose and slid down from the roof of my truck. It wedged under the driver‘s side wiper arm. Now that arm sits too tall, and the passenger side sits too low. Is there an external adjustment to this? The splines have a keyway, so it ain‘t as simple as just picking up the arms and repositioning them.The shop manual skips this topic entirely. Surfing on Google has yielded generic fixes that don‘t really seem to apply to my truck.So I figured I‘d ask a yankee. You guys deal with this every winter, right? What‘s the quick easy fix? Or am I stuck with pulling the cowling off, and realigning these things from underneath?

The mechanism is under the vent intake screen. If they seem secure and not loose you can just pop off the one you want to adjust from the spline and push it back on where you want it. Sounds like it may have stripped on the shaft so check the splines when you have it off in case you need to replace the wiper arm. it could have cracked and split apart some. Minnesota had a winter about as warm as the south last year. I like the north but still consider us all Americans!