John,
Slow running can come from dried-out lube in the motor gearcase or actuator
cable. I disassembled and re-lubed mine. Sorry I don't recall messing
with the park position stuff.
The half-swipe could be worn linkage at the motor side, or worn 'wheel
houses' under the dash/cowl.
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire (still with somewhat sloppy wipers)
At 11:02 PM 4/2/99 -0500, John T. Blair wrote:
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>My question is, does the newer type have a part switch? How do you
>control the position of the wiper when the motor is parked? I am having
>problems with my wiper motor. It runs quite slowly and the wipers only
>move across about 1/2 the windshield. When they park they park in the
>middle of the windshield instead of retracting down to the bottom of the
>windshield.
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