2002 Buick Century Wipers Won't Park

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BAROCK
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2002 Buick Century After recent ice storm....Turned Vehicle on before de-icing windshield. Wipers were frozen and unable to move. Now the wipers work, but wont park in the proper position. They park pointing vertically, when in the off position. Otherwise they work normally. How do I repair?
Mar 13, 2007 at 6:02 AM
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BOOTDOG
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what i think happened is that when you turn the wipers on while they were frozen to the windshield, the motor turned the part where the wiper arms mount and threw the parking position off. what you'll have to do is while the wipers are park vertically, remove the arms from where they mount and reposition the horizontally. hope this helps.
Mar 13, 2007 at 7:03 AM

Suggested Repair

With the wipers stopped in the vertical position, remove the wiper arms from their mounts and reinstall them in the correct horizontal parked position.

Conversation Summary

A 2002 Buick Century had its wipers turned on while frozen to the windshield. They now operate normally but park vertically instead of in the proper position. The expert explained that forcing the frozen wipers likely rotated the arm mounts and threw off the park position, and advised removing and repositioning the arms while they are parked vertically.

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