Why do my winshield wipers not park ?

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
128,000 MILES
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DALEH5
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Wiper linkage seized. Replaced it and now wipers work but won't park in the right position. Have tried two different motors and the same thing happens. Fuses are OK. What could it be. This did not happen before linkage seized.
Oct 14, 2011 at 7:28 PM
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FIXITMR
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try disconnecting linage from motor. turn on motor (wipers) and then turn off. reconnect linkage with wipers parked. test
Oct 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM
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DALEH5
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I have tried that and all that happens is the wipers get out of sync.
Oct 14, 2011 at 7:53 PM
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DALEH5
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Any other help ?
Oct 14, 2011 at 8:14 PM
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FIXITMR
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did you get the right replacement linkage?
Oct 14, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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DALEH5
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It looks identical to the one I took off.
Oct 14, 2011 at 10:08 PM
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FIXITMR
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ok you say it parks in the wrong place. is it the same place each time?
Oct 14, 2011 at 10:29 PM
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if the place they stop is the same each time then just loosen wiper arms and move to right position and re-tighten?
Oct 15, 2011 at 12:09 AM
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DALEH5
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They do stop in the same place each time. Should I loosen the linkage at the motor (no master spline) or should I loosen the individual wiper arms and move them ?
Oct 17, 2011 at 12:57 AM
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wiper arms.
Oct 17, 2011 at 2:39 AM
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