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Wiper moter comes on, but wipers do not engage,, just started after being frozen down.

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The most likely problem is the wiper transmission is stripped. This can happen very easily when wiper blades are frozen to a windshield. You will have to replace the wiper motor unit. To the best of my knowledge there is no parts store kit to repair the transmision. It's remotely possible that the nut that holds the wiper arms on came off but the motor has to come off to check that as well.If it did you can just reattach it and you should be okay as long as the nut isn't stripped. Hope this helps.

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Remove the blades - and see if the little geared knobs turn ?

lift the hood - look close to the fire wall where the geared knobs go through and look for the arms of the wipers having come off the motor - look around - - look again - get a friend to help you look and you might see it - a clip or something having come off
if not maybe the gears in the motor stripped -

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