Inexplicably the D/S windshield wiper arm has just stopped functioning. The P/S works fine however the D/S just sits still and can be moved around with no resistance by hand. Has anyone had this problem? I figure it might be a stripped gear or spline but really don't know for sure.

97 Eclipse RS
420A Engine

 

have you figured it out yet? this happened to me once, it was wintertime here in the rockys, and i had snow build-up on my windshield- it as more slush than anything- so it was heavy. I turned on the wipers(being lazy) instead of cleaning it off first, and it was too heavy for them. after, they wouldnt work at all- i could hear the motor turning, and they looked like they wanted to move but couldnt. I took it to mitsubishi and all he did was grab a wrench, and tighten the screw in the back & front- they worked fine after that. apparently it loosend the screws in the short time they were on (like10 secends) i thought it would have stripped them but didnt. try that! Lorin

 

That was the problem. I took the little ruber cover off, looked at the nut and lo and behold it was loose. I'm going to put some loctite on it and tighten it when I go to work today. Thanks