I Installed mine last summer. I love it. I extended the factory wiper arm by drilling that rivet out and moving it about half inch. Then my 15 in wiper fit with just a small piece touching the center plasticon side and it reaches all way to bottom.
GREAT JOB! Bought a $50 unit on Amazon that only has a 90 degree cycle, frustrating. The FORD solution with 180 cycle and auto-park is awesome. Will be sending back the Amazon kit and taking your lead. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to help and thanks for watching! I can't take credit for the idea, just the video :). It's been working great for me though and saved a ton of cash over the polaris option!
Thanks James - really appreciate the positive feedback and thanks for watching! Just so that you are aware, I would buy the motor covers at the dealership and make sure they give you BOTH sides. Lots of folks try to order them online and only get one side. Also, Ford refers to them as seals. Good luck and I hope the install goes smoothly!
Awesome video. I’m actually getting ready to install my heater, heated seats and my front wiper. So I’m going to use the Ford wipers like you’ve done. I appreciate you making this video.
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck on those installs - sounds like a fun weekend of mods! I haven't done the heater install yet but a buddy of mine has the inferno and said it was pretty straight forward.
I used a jeep Wrangler rear wiper arm...works well...mine doesn't always want to park...it keeps running...stops when it feels like it...still an awesome set up in the rain
Not a bad idea! So many have used the ford escape with success, it felt like the right one to use in the video but I bet there are several that could be used like that one! Thanks for watching!
I just did this same install and my wiper parks whenever it feels like. Did I do something wrong? I’m terrified it will just keep running and drain the battery. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you! Best video I've seen covering this topic! Please answer 2 questions when you get time. 1. Please elaborate on which wire did you tie into your fuse box and how. (I have the same fuse box) 2. Did you use a relay?
Hey, appreciate the kind words and hopefully, you subscribed and liked the video (that really helps!). So I tied the main power wire and ground into my fuse block and the 'park' wire was wired directly to the ignition power on the factory 3 rung block. Fortunately, no relay was needed for the wiper. Be sure to use insulated covers for the connectors on the switch in your dash. If you get into some serious rain - you don't want that failing (don't ask me how I know) :). Thanks for watching and I hope that helps!
Great point! I'd like to think it was an opportunity to create a video on a windshield washer install (I could use one)! Thanks for watching and I'm really glad you liked the video!
I have a 17 General with an aftermarket windshield. Can you tell me the distance from the body frame down to the center of the hole? Awesome video, very helpful.
@@ChrisBurton-ch9qe I believe it was on the polaris general 1000 one. Either way, the wiper hold is 21.5" inches from the seated edge of the pillar (the corner where the windshield would seat, inside there). Then from the top of my sealed windshield measuring down, it was at 2.25"
The motor came with all that you need to mount (nut and some spacers). The cover (aka seal) came with the front and back pieces but I had to get it from a local car quest or I’m sure a ford dealer would have it. Good luck with the install and thanks for watching!
Yes, I bought them directly from the Ford Dealer but I've updated the video description to include both part numbers (front and back) if you wanted to order them online. I've seen some of the covers listed but they only ship one side and you'll want both. Just be sure that you get both when ordering (which is why I went to the Ford Dealer and told them what I wanted). Thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment! Have a great day!
Great video. Really appreciate all the links. I am just finishing installing mine on my Teryx. One question had is about the wiper arm. Mine doesnt want to go onto the knurled portion far enough engage the lock. Assuming the locknis supposed to catch underneath the knirled part so it cant fall off. What did you do?
Good question. When I installed the wiper arm, I lifted the arm up at a slight angle from the knurled portion and wiggled it on slowly until seated. Sometimes the Amazon parts can be a little different and there may be a sliding retaining clip on the base of the arm that holds it on to the shaft. You can email me with pics and I'll do my best to take a look (utvboondocker@gmail.com). Thanks for watching and best of luck!
Hi Coillin! The best way would be to use pulse bar connectors (amzn.to/3WBFh7V). You wire up the park wire to the red, the power to the blue (ignition) and then finish with the ground (black). The newer Generals make it easy with that pulse bar design. Hope that helps out and thanks for watching!
Nope! There is a small hole on the far edge of the dash that you can feed wires under the dash. You can use a wire and go through the pillars and then down that hole to the underside of the dash. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Or just use a rear motor from a few different types of cars. Nissan cube, ford freestyle, ford expedition. Im building the only 90s model RHD Ford Ranger in the US and a mono wiper conversion is the only way i can go without more fab work. Since im doing everything on a stock LHD firewall i figure why do extra work. Those 3 vehicles use a rear wiper motor that all have a large sweep. The escape doesn't have a 180 sweep its more like 140 of sweep so skip amazon and go to ur local pick and pull salvage yard. U can put money in Bezo pocket or a local company. The motors i listed have a 160+ sweep. The nissan cube and ford freestyle are very small so u could almost install it without much fab work.
The motor at a salvage yard was $10. That beats $50 any day when u can literally get everything minus the switch at the yard and it pays a local worker pay instead of amazon.
Great point Tim! There are lots of options that will work, as you mentioned. I'm hoping that this video and comments like yours will give viewers the confidence to explore a bit and experiment with options to build your own instead of buying the overpriced factory option. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment! That is what helps make the channel better!
The rubber washer that u put on the i side of the windshield (closest to wiper motor) did u cut that in half or just put the whole thing in the inside? Normally on and escape that acts as a grommet so its both inside and out side the windshield And do u know off hand what size/dimensions the o-ring is that u used
I put it on the inside to keep water from coming in but I suppose it doesn't matter so long as it's there. As for the o-ring, I bought an o-ring box from Harbor freight and just use that when I need one. Hope that helps you and thanks for watching!
Since there is no male threaded extension which would go through the wiper arm, how does the wiper arm stay attached to the motor shaft? Normally there is a nut which is used to hold the arm on the shaft.
Great question and thanks for watching! So the manual wiper that I had before used a nut to secure the arm to the shaft but this setup is just pressed on (by hand). Some wiper arms have a little clip that slides open to install and then slides shut to secure. The one that I used is just pressed on and the spring tension that holds the wiper to the windshield holds it in place with no issues. I hope that helps you!
2022 xp100 ns. Would love to use the harness that came with the factory wiper that failed. My only problem. IS that the connector for the wiper on the original harness has 4 wires, red, black, yellow and green. The escape motor only has red black and white. If I go red to red, black to black and green to white it seems to function but does not park back. This leaves yellow connected to nothing. If I connect yellow to either red or white it simply doesn't turn off. Are you aware of any way to wire the 3 wire system to the 4?
I haven't had this question yet and I would suggest checking which wires do what by process of elimination. The black is typically the ground and the others are most likely battery (constant power), ignition and the last wire is probably for the washer and that can be set aside for another video :). Once you get those sorted, you can use the video to guide things. Hope that helps you out and thanks for watching!
Great question and thanks for watching! I honestly think someone just tried it out and it works. One nice thing with this wiper motor is that it has a full cover to hides the motor - most others are just mounted in a place that is hidden so that may be the main reason this works so well. It wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate a cover from another motor. I would suggest buying a new motor instead of pulling one from a salvage yard - it would be a shame to have it fail prematurely after being out in the elements in the yard. Hope that helps you out!
Correct. It's covered at 6 minutes 20 seconds in the video. The white wire needs constant power as it's the 'park' feature to return the wiper arm to the rest position. This is handy if you turn off your machine while in mid sweep - it will put the arm back where it belongs. You do not HAVE to do it this way but it is how I wired it. If you choose to wire it with power when the machine on - then the arm will remain where it is after the machine is off. I hope that cleared it up a bit and thanks for watching!
Great question! So, one of the facebook group folks suggested the wiper but I couldn't find any videos on it so I made one. I'm sure there are others that will work - just haven't had anyone measure and validate other candidates.
I just bought the "seal" kit and all I got was just the inside cover I never got the side that goes to the windshield that piece shows a different part number
I would reach out to where you bought it from. Mine came packaged with both sides in a sealed bag. Those aren't cheap, so I would definitely have a conversation with them.
Hello, great video! The motor you used and have in the description, does that come with the motor itself from Amazon, or do I have to buy that separately? Thanks!
@UTV Boondocker hey I ordered the kit you had listed in the descriptions, I only received the motor and no outside shell, I did take the parts number and ordered the "seal" but does the motor come with the one half of the case that goes against the windshield or is that something else I have to order separately?
@@str3tchimus yes so the motor is only the motor and the cover is referred to as the seal (odd name). You don’t need the cover/seal but it looks nicer!
@UTV Boondocker ok, so I received the seal, the back part, how do u find the front on the cover, the part with the whole in it, do you have a link for that? Sorry for the questions, I really appreciate you reaching out and helping me!!
Just got all the parts in the mail today, just wondering how you wired the switch? Little confusing which pins to use My black cover didn't come yet, would I be able to install that later after install?
Hi there! So the wiring for the pin-out orientation is in the video at the 5 min 55 second mark. If you used the same switch as mine, that should provide some guidance. Those are pretty tricky to wire so I hope that is helpful. You can install the cover after but you'll need to remove the motor to slide the cover behind it. I would wait to install the motor until you get the cover (aka seal) especially if you have a rear view mirror (I had to make sure mine cleared and reposition it a bit. Good luck and thanks for watching!!
@@UTVBoondocker I got it all up and installed! Took some time to figure it out, cover just showed up today! Seems to be a little leaking coming from the plastic part of the windshield which can be a easy fix with silicone or hot glue but works well! Thanks for the tips
It does not and the part number listed for the cover usually includes one side only. I would suggest you buy the cover from a dealer or verify that you get both sides if you order it online. I've heard of several folks that only received one side of the cover from some online resources. Thanks for watching and good luck with the install!
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Great question! My research shows about 5A at run time spiking to 10-12A at initial cycle. I would suggest 16G wire or even 14 to be safe. When it comes to electric items, I would rather hazard on the side of caution.
@@UTVBoondocker Very True. I am planning on wiring in a washer pump also, so I will probably run 14. Planning on using some relays also, so smaller for the switches and 14 to feed it all. Thanks for the quick reply!
They are listed in the video description above ^. You may need some nuts and bolts here and there but that's a short trip to your shop or hardware store. Thanks for watching!
I installed this wiper motor on my CanAm Defender. The Ford Escape wiper arm is just too short for my setup. Has anyone figured out what longer wiper arms fit the Escape motor drum/shaft?
I have not but you can check on other sizes of arms that connect the same as the arm (Spline and Clip). The dorman website lists other arms and their length. I'm not sure how short the arm is but you could find one that may be a bit longer. The one in the description is 18.75" long. If you look at the 42631 model - it's 3" longer. See more at their site and then pick it up from amazon. Just pay attention to the attachment type and wiper end type. Hope that helps and thanks for watching! www.dormanproducts.com/
Can you confirm the length of your wiper arm you used and have linked when you have time? Dorman lists 18.75" but when I posted the question on Amazon I was told it was 11" which would match my oem Ford Escape arm. Trying to figure out which is correct?@@UTVBoondocker
@@shane3978 - glad you had me look. I just measured it and my wiper arm is 11.5" end to end and with the wiper blade it's a total of 18.5". The 18.75" measurement must be talking about the box it comes in NOT the product itself. Even the dorman site lists it at 18.75" which is very misleading. With that, I think it's a situation where you could reach out to dorman directly and ask them for one that is longer and you could explain the measurement issue. This is the downside of custom stuff but it's interesting what you can uncover. Thanks for the dialogue - let me know if I can help out more!
Just an fyi for others that might consider this upgrade. I've found that the Dorman 42605 wiper arm fits the Ford Escape motor. It is roughly 2.25" longer than the Escape wiper arm. The arm is also offset and not straight like the Escape arm. That may be a plus or a minus depending on one's setup.
@@shane3978 thanks for the reply and thanks for watching! I looked up the 42605 and it looks like that is the arm (www.dormanproducts.com/p-19844-42605.aspx). Do you have the model # of the wiper blade? I can get that added in the description. Thanks!
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I Installed mine last summer. I love it. I extended the factory wiper arm by drilling that rivet out and moving it about half inch. Then my 15 in wiper fit with just a small piece touching the center plasticon side and it reaches all way to bottom.
Ya know I did that to my old hand wiper to extend it out. Wasn’t that spring a bugger to hook back up?
GREAT JOB! Bought a $50 unit on Amazon that only has a 90 degree cycle, frustrating. The FORD solution with 180 cycle and auto-park is awesome. Will be sending back the Amazon kit and taking your lead. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to help and thanks for watching! I can't take credit for the idea, just the video :). It's been working great for me though and saved a ton of cash over the polaris option!
Just made my day. Your presentation is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Heading to the parts store. Thank you and God Bless.
Thanks James - really appreciate the positive feedback and thanks for watching! Just so that you are aware, I would buy the motor covers at the dealership and make sure they give you BOTH sides. Lots of folks try to order them online and only get one side. Also, Ford refers to them as seals. Good luck and I hope the install goes smoothly!
I did the same wiper in my Teryx. You can't beat it for $50.00. Especially for what the OEM wiper costs. Great job.
I'm really happy with the wiper and yes way cheaper than other options. Glad you like the video - I appreciate your comment!
Awesome video. I’m actually getting ready to install my heater, heated seats and my front wiper. So I’m going to use the Ford wipers like you’ve done. I appreciate you making this video.
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck on those installs - sounds like a fun weekend of mods! I haven't done the heater install yet but a buddy of mine has the inferno and said it was pretty straight forward.
Thanks for including a parts list in your description. Just ordered everything I need to complete this same installation in my Polaris General.
You're very welcome! Let me know how your install goes and I'm glad the video helped.
I used a jeep Wrangler rear wiper arm...works well...mine doesn't always want to park...it keeps running...stops when it feels like it...still an awesome set up in the rain
Not a bad idea! So many have used the ford escape with success, it felt like the right one to use in the video but I bet there are several that could be used like that one! Thanks for watching!
I just did this same install and my wiper parks whenever it feels like. Did I do something wrong? I’m terrified it will just keep running and drain the battery. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for the parts list, I just ordered what I need. I'm happy to not pay 600 for the factory kit that doesn't get the full 180 sweep.
Glad to help and thanks for watching! I'm sure you'll really like the setup, it's worked great for me!
I got a 2019 g4 with the polaris wiper and I really don't like it. Thanks for all the info and time for me to upgrade.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! Best video I've seen covering this topic! Please answer 2 questions when you get time.
1. Please elaborate on which wire did you tie into your fuse box and how. (I have the same fuse box)
2. Did you use a relay?
Hey, appreciate the kind words and hopefully, you subscribed and liked the video (that really helps!). So I tied the main power wire and ground into my fuse block and the 'park' wire was wired directly to the ignition power on the factory 3 rung block. Fortunately, no relay was needed for the wiper. Be sure to use insulated covers for the connectors on the switch in your dash. If you get into some serious rain - you don't want that failing (don't ask me how I know) :). Thanks for watching and I hope that helps!
. I did like and subscribe, Good Sir!
So, just so I'm clear, the left middle pin on the rocker switch runs to the fuse?
@@seanscheel thanks! So the switch to fuse box wiring instructions at in the video at 6:01. Let me know if that clears up the question.
@@seanscheel Yep, pin 2 to the battery and pin 3 to the wiper motor motor positive.
Excellent video! Thank you!
Hose test (or maybe watering can)would have been good or maybe better than the dry run!🤷♂️
Great point! I'd like to think it was an opportunity to create a video on a windshield washer install (I could use one)! Thanks for watching and I'm really glad you liked the video!
Awesome Job!! I'm looking into getting one for mine, had the hand wiper but now time to upgrade
It's a great upgrade - I'm SOOO glad I did it. Good luck and feel free to share how the install went! Good luck!
Excellent video. And love the part numbers you added in description.
Glad it was helpful and thank you for watching!
I have a 17 General with an aftermarket windshield. Can you tell me the distance from the body frame down to the center of the hole? Awesome video, very helpful.
Hi Chris! I just replied on the Facebook group. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!
Can’t find it. Which Facebook group did you post the answer?
@@ChrisBurton-ch9qe I believe it was on the polaris general 1000 one. Either way, the wiper hold is 21.5" inches from the seated edge of the pillar (the corner where the windshield would seat, inside there). Then from the top of my sealed windshield measuring down, it was at 2.25"
Thank you very much. Once again awesome video.
Thanks for the video and information.
You're welcome Brian, thanks for watching!
Great Video! Almost ready to order parts and I have a question... Did all the seals and spacers come with the motor or the seal kit? Thanks!
The motor came with all that you need to mount (nut and some spacers). The cover (aka seal) came with the front and back pieces but I had to get it from a local car quest or I’m sure a ford dealer would have it. Good luck with the install and thanks for watching!
Great Video! Just to be sure, you did have to buy the covers for the motor separately using those part numbers you provided?
Yes, I bought them directly from the Ford Dealer but I've updated the video description to include both part numbers (front and back) if you wanted to order them online. I've seen some of the covers listed but they only ship one side and you'll want both. Just be sure that you get both when ordering (which is why I went to the Ford Dealer and told them what I wanted). Thanks for watching and I appreciate the compliment! Have a great day!
@@UTVBoondocker Appreciate it!
Looks so good. I wonder if this would work for my Commander 🤔.
It sure would! Just use the measurements as a guide. Let me know if you need an specifics.
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Glad to help and thanks for watching!
Great video. Really appreciate all the links. I am just finishing installing mine on my Teryx. One question had is about the wiper arm. Mine doesnt want to go onto the knurled portion far enough engage the lock. Assuming the locknis supposed to catch underneath the knirled part so it cant fall off. What did you do?
Good question. When I installed the wiper arm, I lifted the arm up at a slight angle from the knurled portion and wiggled it on slowly until seated. Sometimes the Amazon parts can be a little different and there may be a sliding retaining clip on the base of the arm that holds it on to the shaft. You can email me with pics and I'll do my best to take a look (utvboondocker@gmail.com). Thanks for watching and best of luck!
Here are the 2 part numbers for the cover plates
7L2Z-17C412-A. YL8Z-17C412-AA You will have to order these from a Ford OEM dealer....
Excellent! Thank you - That should help out lots of folks! I've put it in the description will full credit!
Looking to do this on a 2020 XP1000 General. How would you wire this up including the park wire to the factory bus bar?
Hi Coillin! The best way would be to use pulse bar connectors (amzn.to/3WBFh7V). You wire up the park wire to the red, the power to the blue (ignition) and then finish with the ground (black). The newer Generals make it easy with that pulse bar design. Hope that helps out and thanks for watching!
Did you have to remove any plastics or your dash to feed the wires ?
Nope! There is a small hole on the far edge of the dash that you can feed wires under the dash. You can use a wire and go through the pillars and then down that hole to the underside of the dash. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Or just use a rear motor from a few different types of cars. Nissan cube, ford freestyle, ford expedition. Im building the only 90s model RHD Ford Ranger in the US and a mono wiper conversion is the only way i can go without more fab work. Since im doing everything on a stock LHD firewall i figure why do extra work. Those 3 vehicles use a rear wiper motor that all have a large sweep. The escape doesn't have a 180 sweep its more like 140 of sweep so skip amazon and go to ur local pick and pull salvage yard. U can put money in Bezo pocket or a local company. The motors i listed have a 160+ sweep. The nissan cube and ford freestyle are very small so u could almost install it without much fab work.
The motor at a salvage yard was $10. That beats $50 any day when u can literally get everything minus the switch at the yard and it pays a local worker pay instead of amazon.
Great point Tim! There are lots of options that will work, as you mentioned. I'm hoping that this video and comments like yours will give viewers the confidence to explore a bit and experiment with options to build your own instead of buying the overpriced factory option. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment! That is what helps make the channel better!
The rubber washer that u put on the i side of the windshield (closest to wiper motor) did u cut that in half or just put the whole thing in the inside? Normally on and escape that acts as a grommet so its both inside and out side the windshield
And do u know off hand what size/dimensions the o-ring is that u used
I put it on the inside to keep water from coming in but I suppose it doesn't matter so long as it's there. As for the o-ring, I bought an o-ring box from Harbor freight and just use that when I need one. Hope that helps you and thanks for watching!
Since there is no male threaded extension which would go through the wiper arm, how does the wiper arm stay attached to the motor shaft? Normally there is a nut which is used to hold the arm on the shaft.
Great question and thanks for watching! So the manual wiper that I had before used a nut to secure the arm to the shaft but this setup is just pressed on (by hand). Some wiper arms have a little clip that slides open to install and then slides shut to secure. The one that I used is just pressed on and the spring tension that holds the wiper to the windshield holds it in place with no issues. I hope that helps you!
2022 xp100 ns. Would love to use the harness that came with the factory wiper that failed. My only problem. IS that the connector for the wiper on the original harness has 4 wires, red, black, yellow and green. The escape motor only has red black and white. If I go red to red, black to black and green to white it seems to function but does not park back. This leaves yellow connected to nothing. If I connect yellow to either red or white it simply doesn't turn off. Are you aware of any way to wire the 3 wire system to the 4?
I haven't had this question yet and I would suggest checking which wires do what by process of elimination. The black is typically the ground and the others are most likely battery (constant power), ignition and the last wire is probably for the washer and that can be set aside for another video :). Once you get those sorted, you can use the video to guide things. Hope that helps you out and thanks for watching!
Is there reason most people are using escape wiper or can you use pretty much any rear wiper.My neck of the woods lot of suv's no escapes.
Great question and thanks for watching! I honestly think someone just tried it out and it works. One nice thing with this wiper motor is that it has a full cover to hides the motor - most others are just mounted in a place that is hidden so that may be the main reason this works so well. It wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate a cover from another motor. I would suggest buying a new motor instead of pulling one from a salvage yard - it would be a shame to have it fail prematurely after being out in the elements in the yard. Hope that helps you out!
Just confirming, you put that white wire with your positive red wire?
Correct. It's covered at 6 minutes 20 seconds in the video. The white wire needs constant power as it's the 'park' feature to return the wiper arm to the rest position. This is handy if you turn off your machine while in mid sweep - it will put the arm back where it belongs. You do not HAVE to do it this way but it is how I wired it. If you choose to wire it with power when the machine on - then the arm will remain where it is after the machine is off. I hope that cleared it up a bit and thanks for watching!
Thank you sir!
Why did the Ford Escape wiper get chosen for this application? Are there newer/different manufacturers rear wiper motor that work?
Great question! So, one of the facebook group folks suggested the wiper but I couldn't find any videos on it so I made one. I'm sure there are others that will work - just haven't had anyone measure and validate other candidates.
Doing one right now on a kawasaki muel let you know shortly
Excellent! Hope it works like a champ. Thanks for watching!
I just bought the "seal" kit and all I got was just the inside cover I never got the side that goes to the windshield that piece shows a different part number
I would reach out to where you bought it from. Mine came packaged with both sides in a sealed bag. Those aren't cheap, so I would definitely have a conversation with them.
Hello, great video! The motor you used and have in the description, does that come with the motor itself from Amazon, or do I have to buy that separately? Thanks!
Yes, this item (amzn.to/3gEeR4b) is the motor itself for the wiper. Thanks for watching!
@UTV Boondocker hey I ordered the kit you had listed in the descriptions, I only received the motor and no outside shell, I did take the parts number and ordered the "seal" but does the motor come with the one half of the case that goes against the windshield or is that something else I have to order separately?
@@str3tchimus yes so the motor is only the motor and the cover is referred to as the seal (odd name). You don’t need the cover/seal but it looks nicer!
@UTV Boondocker ok, so I received the seal, the back part, how do u find the front on the cover, the part with the whole in it, do you have a link for that? Sorry for the questions, I really appreciate you reaching out and helping me!!
@@str3tchimus I would dry fit it with the motor out and it will snap together. I think once you do that, it will all fall into place :)
Just got all the parts in the mail today, just wondering how you wired the switch? Little confusing which pins to use
My black cover didn't come yet, would I be able to install that later after install?
Hi there! So the wiring for the pin-out orientation is in the video at the 5 min 55 second mark. If you used the same switch as mine, that should provide some guidance. Those are pretty tricky to wire so I hope that is helpful. You can install the cover after but you'll need to remove the motor to slide the cover behind it. I would wait to install the motor until you get the cover (aka seal) especially if you have a rear view mirror (I had to make sure mine cleared and reposition it a bit. Good luck and thanks for watching!!
@@UTVBoondocker I got it all up and installed! Took some time to figure it out, cover just showed up today! Seems to be a little leaking coming from the plastic part of the windshield which can be a easy fix with silicone or hot glue but works well!
Thanks for the tips
@@slednecker87 You're welcome and I'm glad it's all setup! I've been pretty happy with it so far too!
@UTV Boondocker Does the motor come with a plastic cover ?
It does not and the part number listed for the cover usually includes one side only. I would suggest you buy the cover from a dealer or verify that you get both sides if you order it online. I've heard of several folks that only received one side of the cover from some online resources. Thanks for watching and good luck with the install!
I just posted a wiring diagram on our channel for anyone wondering how the heck to wire this thing!!
Give a link and I'll put it in the description - thanks for watching!
@@UTVBoondocker whats your email address? I will send it to you bro!
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What kind of CB are you using in your side by side? Thank you
I’m using this one and thanks for watching!
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How many Amps does the wiper draw? From looking online I am thinking about 10 amps... so 18 AWG wire should be plenty big...
Great question! My research shows about 5A at run time spiking to 10-12A at initial cycle. I would suggest 16G wire or even 14 to be safe. When it comes to electric items, I would rather hazard on the side of caution.
@@UTVBoondocker Very True. I am planning on wiring in a washer pump also, so I will probably run 14. Planning on using some relays also, so smaller for the switches and 14 to feed it all. Thanks for the quick reply!
I plan to add one of those at some point too! Thanks for watching and good luck!
Where is your parts list.
They are listed in the video description above ^. You may need some nuts and bolts here and there but that's a short trip to your shop or hardware store. Thanks for watching!
I installed this wiper motor on my CanAm Defender. The Ford Escape wiper arm is just too short for my setup. Has anyone figured out what longer wiper arms fit the Escape motor drum/shaft?
I have not but you can check on other sizes of arms that connect the same as the arm (Spline and Clip). The dorman website lists other arms and their length. I'm not sure how short the arm is but you could find one that may be a bit longer. The one in the description is 18.75" long. If you look at the 42631 model - it's 3" longer. See more at their site and then pick it up from amazon. Just pay attention to the attachment type and wiper end type. Hope that helps and thanks for watching! www.dormanproducts.com/
Can you confirm the length of your wiper arm you used and have linked when you have time? Dorman lists 18.75" but when I posted the question on Amazon I was told it was 11" which would match my oem Ford Escape arm. Trying to figure out which is correct?@@UTVBoondocker
@@shane3978 - glad you had me look. I just measured it and my wiper arm is 11.5" end to end and with the wiper blade it's a total of 18.5". The 18.75" measurement must be talking about the box it comes in NOT the product itself. Even the dorman site lists it at 18.75" which is very misleading. With that, I think it's a situation where you could reach out to dorman directly and ask them for one that is longer and you could explain the measurement issue. This is the downside of custom stuff but it's interesting what you can uncover. Thanks for the dialogue - let me know if I can help out more!
Just an fyi for others that might consider this upgrade. I've found that the Dorman 42605 wiper arm fits the Ford Escape motor. It is roughly 2.25" longer than the Escape wiper arm. The arm is also offset and not straight like the Escape arm. That may be a plus or a minus depending on one's setup.
@@shane3978 thanks for the reply and thanks for watching! I looked up the 42605 and it looks like that is the arm (www.dormanproducts.com/p-19844-42605.aspx). Do you have the model # of the wiper blade? I can get that added in the description. Thanks!