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Windshield Wipers hit cowl (when wet)

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Old 12-24-2020, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CPTLeDonne
The windshield wipers on my 2008 Wrangler Rubicon (most of the time when it's raining) go too far down and hit the cowl pretty hard. This doesn't seem to happen if there's just a mist and I put them on for 1 or 2 wipes, but when it's raining, it seems they go too far down and make a rather loud 'bang' when they hit the cowl. Is this the sign of a future wiper motor failure or is their a stop of some sort missing?
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Old 12-26-2020, 04:54 PM
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"I have the same problem. Did you find a solution yet?"

"Please tell me if you’ve got a solution. Im desperate"

Check out Post #7 people.
Old 12-27-2020, 06:25 AM
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On my 2011, the wiper linkage assembly wore out. causing the issues mentioned here. Swap out to a new one and you are good to go.



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