Wiper Motor Replacement

Mobile wiper motor replacement at your home or office, for wipers that have stopped, run at one speed, or will not park.

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Typical Duration 1.5 hours

We test the motor, linkage, switch and relay to identify the fault, replace the wiper motor, check the linkage for stiffness or play, clear the scuttle drains, then set the park position and refit the arms to their marked positions before testing all speeds.

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At your home or office
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6-month, 6000km warranty

The Most Trusted Mobile Wiper Motor Replacement

The wiper motor drives the linkage that sweeps your blades, and it also contains the park switch that returns the wipers to the base of the screen when you switch them off. Failures show up as wipers that do not move at all, work at only one speed, stop mid screen, or continue running after being switched off. Michanic replaces wiper motors at your home or office, after confirming the motor rather than the linkage, switch or a relay is at fault.

Why Choose Our Mobile Wiper Motor Replacement Services?

  1. Motor, Linkage or Switch:
    Seized linkage makes a healthy motor appear dead, and a failed relay or stalk switch does the same. Testing identifies the real fault first.
  2. Wiping in the Rain Restored:
    Wipers that have failed make the car unsafe to drive in rain, which is not something to postpone until a workshop slot opens up.
  3. Scuttle Access Handled:
    Reaching the motor means removing the scuttle panel and wiper arms, which is where clips break if it is rushed.
  4. At Your Home or Office:
    A car without working wipers should not be driven any further than necessary.

Why We are the Best Choice for Mobile Wiper Motor Replacement

  • Linkage Checked Too:
    A seized or stiff linkage is what burns out wiper motors. Fitting a new motor into it guarantees a repeat failure.
  • Park Position Set Correctly:
    The motor must be in its park position when the arms are refitted, or the wipers sit too high or sweep into the pillar.
  • Arm Positions Marked:
    Arm positions are marked before removal so the blades return to exactly the right resting point.
  • Drainage Checked:
    Blocked scuttle drains flood the motor area and are a common underlying cause of failure. They are cleared while access is open.

Wipers are one of very few systems whose failure makes a car genuinely undrivable in certain conditions. A sudden downpour with no wipers leaves you unable to see, and pulling over on a highway in heavy rain carries its own risk. The park function matters more than it appears: wipers that stop mid screen sit directly in your line of sight, and on many vehicles a motor that does not park correctly leaves the arms where the bonnet can foul them. Water reaching the motor through blocked scuttle drains is the most common underlying cause of failure.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I know if it is the wiper motor or the linkage?
    If the motor hums or buzzes without the blades moving, the linkage has usually seized or a link has come off its ball joint. If nothing happens at all, and power reaches the motor, the motor itself is the likely fault.
  • Why do my wipers stop in the middle of the windscreen?
    That is a park switch failure inside the motor. The switch tells the motor to complete its sweep and return to the base of the screen, and when it fails the wipers stop wherever they happen to be.
  • What causes a wiper motor to fail?
    Water ingress through blocked scuttle drains is the most common cause, followed by working against a stiff or seized linkage for a long period. Both are checked as part of the repair rather than just replacing the motor.
  • Can wipers be fixed if they only work on one speed?
    Yes, and it is often not the motor. Wiper speed is commonly controlled by a resistor pack or a relay, and a failure there affects one setting while leaving the others working normally.
  • Is it safe to drive without working wipers?
    Not in any conditions where rain is possible, and it is a roadworthy failure. Given how quickly weather changes, this is one of the faults worth attending to immediately rather than at the next service.