# Taurus '94 wiper motor?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** engines, ford, taurus\
**Created:** [November 15, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547 "2009-11-15T22:40:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547/1 "2009-11-15T22:40:07Z")

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Daughter reports that wipers park straight up, but otherwise work OK. Am I looking at anything other than the wiper motor (that is, the part of it that controls the parking)?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547/2 "2009-11-17T16:04:08Z")

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By disconnecting the linkage to the motor, setting the wipers in the Park position, and reconnecting the linkage you should be able to fix the trouble.

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547/3 "2009-11-17T16:25:01Z")

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Usually, there is a push pin on a cam in the transmission of the wiper assembly that gets stuck that causes this issue. When you get to the wiper assembly, there is a half dollar sized round plastic plug on top that you can pry off. Under this you will see the cam. Use a screw driver to force the pin into the cam, then grease it.

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**Author:** ![art1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@art1966](https://community.cartalk.com/u/art1966)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/taurus-94-wiper-motor/39547/4 "2009-11-18T00:29:49Z")

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Thanks for the info. I did replace the motor with one from a “recycler”, and it’s working now.

I had seen the pin that I think you mean. It is spring loaded, and it was pushed up into its slot OK, and moved freely. The old motor just seemed to stop about 180-deg away from where it is supposed to be. If it is actually 180-deg, I agree that a mechanical failure seems more likely than a failure in the motor’s electronics. I had also tried to get off the plastic cover on the electronics (not the cover you mentioned; that one went onto the replacement motor), but it was harder than the effort I was willing to give.

I just now turned around from the computer and pulled the old motor out of the trash. The pin still moves freely. Maybe I’ll spend a little more time trying to get the plastic cover off, or hook up a power supply and see if it comes back to the right position.