My windshield wipers quit working on my 1998 f150

Asked by eagleeye9270 Dec 23, 2016 at 09:58 PM about the 1998 Ford F-150 STD LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I turn on the wipers I can hear the motor running but the wipers do not move.

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Paul answered 8 years ago

There is a linkage assembly that the motor moves, something it will break the arm or come off the motor.

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Legacy_1950 answered 7 years ago

wiper arm and motor shaft have splines,possibly lose retainer nut on arm allowed shaft splines to strip out arm splines and force replacement of arm.

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