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From : Annonymous
Q: i have a 94 dodge grand caravan with 217k miles on it. it was doing pretty well until today when in the rain the rear wiper did the point to the ground thing. after playing around and blowing the wiper motor fuse especially when it insists on trying to clean the trunk lid and not the window it appears -- after pulling on and removing the wiper arm -- that one of the parts is stripped there is a knurled rod coming out of the wiper motor/gasket/window which appears to be a press fit on to a cap which fits into a larger knurled socket in the wiper arm itself. its the interior of this socket the one that goes over the knurled motor arm which appears to be stripped at least the interior is smooth -- i dont know if it was always smooth knurled or glued. this larger cap socket has some sort of flat retaining mechanism to keep it from coming off the motor shaft or course this doesnt work if the shaft socket itself is stripped. my questions are for any one who has a manual or has done this repair 1 the motor seems to be ok. left on its own w/o the wiper arm attached it definitely does the correct back-n-forth motions. 2 will buying an new wiper arm solve my problem 3 from what i can see there in no way to remove the wiper arm socket that has the retainer clip itself. so ill assume that a new wiper arm contains this socket and its my job to press-fit a new arm/socket assembly over the motor shaft. 3 based upon what has happened so far the wiper arm to wiper motor shaft must be a pretty tight fit. how do you safely press-fit it back on the motor shaft w/o fear of doing harm to the lift gate glass thanks in advance. .
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From : Annonymous
lurker wrote running at 900 to 1000 rpm the alternator/regulator should put out 14.2 to 14.5 volts. i would check your meter with known good vehicle charging its battery you can mark the face of the meter with a grease pencil if you want. or check against known good battery not charging about 12.5 volts. if your output is still low i would check that the alternator belt is properly taut and not glazed this would cause slipping - you did mention that the meter dropped 2 to 3 volts. if that is ok i would then check the regulator - its probably integral to the alternator. someone more knowledgeable about specifics should answer that procedure. @twister.southeast.rr.com 13 seems a bit low especially for a dc product. what rpm was the engine running at when you tested it truck was just started after sitting for an hour or 2 in 20 degree weathers so in effect it was a cold engine... so it was around 900 rpms ... i ran the test for 2 straight minutes and doing so the rpms drop to around 750 which is normal *for me*. multimeter dropped a few times to 2- 3 but bounced right back up in that 2 minutes. -- regards slick willy 73 cb 450 95 xj 600 03 flstf - parted ways in late july 04 flhrci - entering geezerdom at a mere 32 ... remove the bendover to reply regulator function provided by engine controller pcm . twelve volts to alternator field from shutdown relay. field switched to ground by voltage regulator within pcm. .
From : bob
roy wrote yup a shit load of trucks have it. starts at 63mph almost disappears at 70mph. gets real bad at 90mph. seems to occur under power and is rotational. ive had that problem with my truck every since ive owned it and it is a 99. seems to occur around 61-65 then goes away. have all the tires rebalanced and it seems to lessen for awhile but comes right back. maybe it has something to do with the long bed quad type design dont know. 90 mph ............. dont recall ever being up in that neighborhood at least for any length of time.. jerry .
From : Annonymous
more friggin snow!! supposed to get about a foot of wet heavy snow overnight ending thurs. afternoon. i started the lawnmower last weekend. now it seems like im in buffalo. okay im done. roy you gotta make a few bucks with that new truck... the money is nice but this is the winter that wont end. did you find anything on that vibration yet yup a shit load of trucks have it. starts at 63mph almost disappears at 70mph. gets real bad at 90mph. seems to occur under power and is rotational. roy denny .
From : jerry
on wed 23 mar 2005 182429 -0500 roy roy@home.net wrote more friggin snow!! supposed to get about a foot of wet heavy snow overnight ending thurs. afternoon. i started the lawnmower last weekend. now it seems like im in buffalo. okay im done. roy and i thought you found out that nate bought a new vehicle without telling us. beekeep .
From : tbone
jeff mayner wrote even so to us out here in california where the gas prices have been going through the roof lately already this is not good . our reformulated gas is exactly what theyre talking about in this article. might be a good time for all of you to get on the phone with your state representatives. the governor has the authority to ease those restrictions in a emergency and allow use of non formulated gas to come into the state......... jerry .
From : jeff mayner
ive got to replace my brakes but ive never done it on an abs vehicle. is there a trick i need to know phil .