Rear Wiper Dead

[KLUTZ]

The rear wiper on my 98 Explorer is not working. I checked the fuses and all are OK. When I turn it on, I get a slight "click" sound from the Relay box under the hood. The other stuff that runs off the relay works.
How can I check the wiper motor to see if that is the problem without taking it to the shop and paying big $ for labour?
When I took out the relay for the rear wiper, the truck would not start.
Thanks

 

[Bill Kemp]

Grab ahold of the wiper arm and move it around. Drive on a bumpy road and turn on the wiper. Sometimes the motor is on a "flat spot", for lack of a better description.
Just needs to be kick-started.

 

[A Wise Guy]

Mine did that twice. After that it was a new motor for me.

 

[X~FACTOR]

Check the wiring connected to the wiper motor itself. If you got some juice and it still doesn't work then you need a new motor. It cost about $50, I believe. It'll cost twice that to get it installed. Depending how handy you are you might want to tackle that job yourself.

 

[i8u]

As already mentioned......


turn on ther wiper and go grab it and give it a pull up. The moters are notorious for "dead spots".