I must say, I love the Internet. It is snowing outside so I do as I do on all cold morning, go out and start my car when I take the dog out. This time I forgot to check to see if the windshield wipers were turned on, and they were. After breakfast I went outside to work my way into the office, but only one windshield wiper worked and it wasn't the driver's side. So I am lost as this point and I see if I can take back roads to get into the office. Nope, the windshield still filled up with grime from the road and I turned around to go home and see what I could work on from there.
My first goal was to see if I could fix it before I started working and low and behold I found this forum. It seems by these guys understanding of the design that if the wiper gets stuck, the motor will force the bolt that attaches the arm to the motor will loosen on its own, causing the motor to not wear, but just spin.
To fix the problem, use the following steps:
- Remove the plastic cover at the base of the arm. I has to use pliers to make this happen as it was icy outside
- Tighten the bolt underneath the cover with a 12mm socket. I would strong arm the bolt, because if it is truly design that causes it to loosen, I dont want to mess with that.
- Turn on wipers and head off.
Thanks again to the guy on this forum for saving me a trip to AutoZone or my Nissan dealer.