rear wiper is not working

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74charger

NAXJA Forum User

Location

newaygo Michigan

• Apr 8, 2007

• #1

I am new to owning a jeep, as of 24 hours ago. the rear wiper doesn't work. I checked the fuse, and that is good. It is a 99 and should be bone stock. can someone give me some ideas to check on. thanks

 

ZacSquatch

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Fairbanks, AK

• Apr 8, 2007

• #2

Heh, my 99's dont work either, far as i can tell is its my switch, theres a flimsy plastic tab on the back of the switch and it breaks pretty often

 

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74charger

NAXJA Forum User

Location

newaygo Michigan

• Apr 8, 2007

• #3

So should I just rig an after market switch in there? I also need to know what I have in this as far as tranny transfer case and axles. I'm sure I have the chrysler rear, and I know I have the 4.0. also I don't have the selct trac system. can any one help with this info, or link me the thread that does?

 

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stevez

NAXJA Forum User

Location

new jersey

• Apr 8, 2007

• #4

Do you get any noise...even a click out of the wiper? Mine went and that's all I heard back there. It was corrosion in the wiper gear case. Another working wiper on eBay ran me 15 bucks plus shipping.

 

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jcr23

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington, NJ

• Apr 8, 2007

• #5

if you push it all the way does it still spray? when my switch went the wiper wouldn't work unless you pressed it all the way to rinse the window.

 

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gorilla_skater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Glastonbury, Connecticut

• Apr 8, 2007

• #6

On my 98 it was a bad ground. I noticed it when I opened the tail gate with the rear wiper on (when it wasn't working), and it would work until I closed the tail gate. I never found the bad ground, I just ran a new one.

 

IH8RDS

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Hampton, VA

• Apr 8, 2007

• #7

If you need a new 99 XJ rear wiper motor, send me a PM I took mine off for my tire carrier

 

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74charger

NAXJA Forum User

Location

newaygo Michigan

• Apr 8, 2007

• #8

Okay, the fluid comes out when I hold the button down, the fuse is good, and I CANNOT move the wiper arm by hand at all. you know how you can get some slack by wiggling it? I can't.

 

zachxj01

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Rockville CT

• Apr 9, 2007

• #9

take off your rear wiper thats what i did but mainly because i blew the motor and am to cheap to replace its pretty easy to live w/o though if you dont have $ to fix it