Wipers died - need advice
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Racer
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Wipers died - need advice
Like the title suggests - I got caught in a little rain on the way home from a spirited jaunt the other day and the wipers decided to suddenly die. Of course, they coulndn't have died in the down position - they're up on the windshield. The switch always made a "clicking" sound when actuated and also if you moved the **** to the off/slow/fast intermittent positions. When it died, there wasn't a puff of smoke or anything like that. Anyway, I think I know the problem. Based on the info I read on this site using the search function, I believe the problem lies in the wiper controller unit ahead of the heater controls (I have a 79). The clicking noise is still coming from this unit if I play with the wiper switch. It's also hanging in the breeze so to speak - it's not secured to the transmission tunnel. Okay, with that said, what do I do to confirm that this controller is bad? When I hold the controller and make it "click", you can definitely feel it. Also, it looks as though there was some tape that failed due to age. Let the advice begin... 
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Warwick Rhode Island
Yes, checking the fuse was the first thing I did. I will check the ground on the motor today after work. After reading some other posts on this topic, it could also be the ground to the switch. How do you check that without removing the switch. Another question for you guys that had the grounding issue - did you get clicking noises?