I left my wipers on and when I woke up in the morning and started the car the weight of the snow messed them up. When they are turned off they sit in the vertical position instead of horizontal which is annoying while driving. I would like to fix it but I'm not sure where to start. Would the issue be at the blade arms or at the mechanical mechanism ?

 

Remove arms at spigot by removing plastic domed cap first.

Using socket remove nut on spigot then pull off arm.

It may need a bit of careful movement up and down before it will detach.

Examine splines on arm and spigot for damage.

If splines on arm stripped replace arm.

Replace arm in park position.

Test wipers

 

I removed the arms and turned the wipers on and off but it always return to the drivers side in the off position, splines on arm and spigot are not worn at all.

 

you could try a hard reset at the battery, see if the BPM returns to normal. That's assuming there's no physical damage done by running the wipers with the snow.

 

I tried the reset but with no luck, It looks like a pain to get to the motor so I'm just going to take it in for repair.

 

There is a park switch associated with the motor.

I believe that it is a PITA to get to it.

 

This is true. I looked at my JTIS disc to see what was involved in removing the wiper mechanism, and came to the conclusion the car is built around the mechanism on the production line. I couldn't believe what has to be removed to get at it !

Reason I was looking, was the wipers sometimes fail to park correctly on a single wipe when the car is cold. The wipers overshoot the park position and rest about 3" higher. When the car warms up all is well.

 

Does anyone know the steps to remove/reinstall the motor? I have read a few times that the switch may be able to be repaired without replacing the motor. It looks like the motor will cost me $200 or so which isn't a big deal but I can see the labor costing a small fortune.

 

I googled a shop and found a place that specializes in Land Rover and Jaguar. I called and spoke to the owner which asked me a few questions and told me that I shouldn't need a new motor. He fixed it this morning and explained to me how the motor transmission had just gone out of alignment so he made adjustments. He replaced the wipers and cabin filter and the total bill came to $190 tax inc. I was very impressed with his honesty and price as they worked on it for a couple of hours. I'm happy that the wipers are fixed and that I found a great place to take the car for repair