Drivers wiper works - passenger doesn't what's wrong

Asked by Candia Aug 18, 2014 at 10:29 AM about the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when I left home this morning both wipers worked.  2 miles later passenger kinda jerked and quit.... what happened?

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jamnblues answered 9 years ago

the linkage broke- or more likely, the arm stripped itself on the spindle- if you are trying to fix it yourself, first think: it is a mechanical system, with two wipers hooked to a single motor- then try to imagine what simple mechanical arrangement makes that possible- that is what you will find when you look-

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