Airtray Posted Friday at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 11:54 AM Just installed a new rear wiper motor. Can’t get the wiper arm to lay flat. Bottom 1/3 nearest motor shaft touches the glass. That’s it. Motor, arm and wiper new. Thanks for listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted Friday at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:31 PM Are you sure it’s the right arm. Is there a part number for reference. OEM blade is 14” long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtray Posted Friday at 05:27 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 05:27 PM Thanks - mine came with a 12” off the lot new and I’ve replaced the blade with a 12” since then. Replacement arm same as original and depth from bottom of arm to body the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted Friday at 06:43 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 06:43 PM just measured mine ,12 inch's as well... mine wiped good yrs ago but then started leaving a small miss mark on the top of the wipe, I have tried all different kinds of blades with the same result,,anyways are you sure the blade is on the knurled arm correctly and fully seated,also not sure if washers were used on the bolts of the wiper motor ? just guessing what could have went wrong during the install process,,,also what was the problem before the work was completed just a bad motor or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted Friday at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 07:49 PM ODD problem! ALL of the 4 DJ's I've had use an 11" rear blade and I get them at Walmart for about $11 US. They work fine and install / swipe / conform to the glas just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted Saturday at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 05:23 PM I must have an aftermarket arm that is longer. Odd. Rocka list several brands and they all say 12". Even the longer blade works ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtray Posted Sunday at 01:31 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:31 PM How it happened is I celebrated Mothers Day by backing into the garage with the hatch open. Wiper base hit the garage header, bent the shaft and pretzled the passenger side lift strut. So ordered a new motor whose swipe goes below the window on the clockwise swipe. Might be the aftermarket arm as part of the issue. New Mopar one is $66 and not happening. Waiting for a used one coming next week, $20 on eBay. If I was going 1 mile an hour it was a lot. And yeah, the guy who’s coming to fix the siding was kind enough to tell me I wasn’t the first one who ever did this. And he’ll cash his check for $460.00 next week or so. My full and unedited confession! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted Sunday at 01:47 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:47 PM first thing i can think of is the metal bracket location where the motor brackets attach are probally pushed in just a small amount causing the motor to not to attach correctly,just a thought.good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtray Posted Sunday at 01:54 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:54 PM Thx. New motor seemed to seat just fine, and your suggestion is well received. I’ve no practical way to measure that presumed difference but it was my next task-just pop it out and put it back to see if it reseats differently. Thanks for the fast response and suggestion. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted yesterday at 02:57 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:57 AM well if you do remove it, look at the metal panel or mounting surface to see if it as bent in a bit,,from your pictures it looks like the arm/shaft took quite a hit I would assume the inner panel had to have been damage or bent in even just a bit would make a big difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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