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Re: Passenger side wiper will not work. Motor and driver...
Check that the wiper has not stripped the teeth on the holding bolt,sometimes the wiper will stick to the windscreen if they havent been used for a whlie putting a lot of undue force on the wiper,cheers roady
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If drivers wiper arm will not move by motor operation and can be easily moved by hand ( with wiper on or off ) suspect disconnected/broken linkage. If wiper arm will not move by motor and takes effort ( With wiper on ) by hand... suspect seized wiper pivot
Your wipers have a transmission of its own. It is located between the wiper motor and the wiper arms. the linkage to the right wiper arm has fallen off. More than likely you will need to replace the transmission. If the wiper motor is original, replace it at the same time. Sometimes you can buy the two together. Any other questions, feel free to write back, good luck.
This minivan has just one wiper motor (and it obviously works), so the problem is after the motor. The linkage between the wiper motor and the passenger wiper arm has come loose or lost a nut. These wiper arm joints are under some fairly severe service conditions, and like to self-disassemble.
Here's the 2004 Sienna wiring diagram - enlarge to discern.
most likely the rod from the wiper motor to the wiper arm came off remove the the piece( between hood and windshield)around the wipers to get to the wiper motor check to see if arm came off.
First remove the complete passenger side wiper check and make sure splines on wiper are not stripped. If this is not the problem It could be a linkage bar from the wiper motor to the wiper off or disconected. Since both wipers share the same motor if one works the other should. Check this by removing both wipers and then "Cawl" (little black piece between the hood and windshield underneath the wipers) Underneath the cawl you should be able to see the windshield wiper motor, and linkage bar to both of the wipers. See if the bar is disconected from the passenger side. If it is than reconnect it. These are the only two possible scenarios.
the main motor is on the passenger side. there is a link between the to that operates the driver side wiper. the link has to be replaced.. what i am finding is that you have to buy the whole wiper kit which is approx.70 dollars instead of just buying the link or gromet.
I have worked on other wipers, but haven't looked specifically at the Elantra. My guess is that there may be a bolt loose in the linkage between the wiper arms. The motor seems to be working fine, so it is possibly in the linkage between the wiper arms. I think that it can be fixed fairly quickly if this is the issue.
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