Originally Posted by
Myopic
This morning, it was raining in my city. I got in my car, turned on the windshield wipers, and heard strange noises that occur when the windshield wipers are moving. I recorded a short video with my smartphone, but I'm not sure if it's audible – here it is.
I drove to a car repair shop and was told that the wiper control mechanism was worn out and that I should look for a used one in good condition online.
What do you think?
Has anyone else had a similar problem?
https://youtu.be/GIWGFEdYMOM
It's hard to tell from the video, but it sounds like the linkage for the wiper arms is loose or slacking.
Try this: With the car off and the wipers in the normal resting position, gently move one of the wiper arms with your hand. Check to see how much "play" or movement is in the arms. Does one arm move before the other one starts moving? If both arms move at the same time, then the motor may have play in it, or the part that connects to the motor may be worn out. If you have a lot of movement then that is the problem that is creating the noise.
Also listen for that noise when you do it.
I don't know if there is a way to adjust the arms or not. If not, then you will have to replace the linkage. Looking at the pictures from my post, the linkage seems to be easy to replace.
Good luck!