does any body know of an upgrade for the jeep Cherokee motor? min moves slower then fish on the beach! i would like a high powered one if possible. the one in my trans am has a ridiculously fast one and its slow setting is faster the my jeeps high setting! anybody ever upgrade it and if so how?

 

I'd like to find out too because mine is also a slow piece of junk even with rain.

 

x2 mine's beyond dead can't drive it in the rain and that's when it feels like working

 

There is a little upgrade you can do with a little work, remove your wiper motor and linkage. Make sure your linkage/pivots are all in working order. Remove the cover on the wiper motor, remove the large gear and shaft. Get this part #
CBTBD220 Windshield Wiper Module
from the dealer

It is a recall part for a dodge dakota, the motor is the same if you change out the plastic gear. So essentialy you get a brand new wiper motor for very little$$. I did this to mine because my wipers would almost stop in the snow and I needed a motor and didn't want to shell out big$$ for an o.e. one
Good luck!

 

thanks man. DIY wiper motor rebuild coming soon.

 

good advice so far, has any body ever heard of using a grand Cherokee motor with the motor braces in the jeep Cherokee?

 

yea i am gonna get a motor and brace with arm out of a 1998 jeep grand cherokee and let you guys know how it fits!

 

anything yet?
mine is terribly slow, and only has one speed.
they couldnt have been this bad from the factory new, so wouldnt a lower mileage JY replacement work too?

if you do it, PLEASE post pics. I dont know why im the only one who takes pics as i work on stuff lol

 

i pulled the motor off an 99 or 2000 cant remember did before i joined here had to mess around with the wires alittle to get it right much better than stock even tell the difference between high and low now that gear and module sound like next project here

 

Use RainX and you won't need your wipers nearly as much. Unless it's really pouring, I never turn my wipers on.

 

Tell me about it. I only have one speed and it's gotta be the slowest motor ever.

A rebuilt motor is a 100 bucks at the parts store. I can't see paying that much for a rebuilt wiper motor lol

 

rainx doesnt help to get globs of mud off the windshield but it still works great. still working on the grand cherokee motor, i am having trouble getting my old one out.

 

whats the trick to get the wiper arms off without breaking them, i had replace them once cause they lost their tension, but i ended up having to break them off cause i couldnt get them off, i need to reposition mine on my jeep, i put them on too low and they hit the rubber seal on the bottom of my winshield now

 

There is a metal clip on the bottom of the post - pry it outward with a screwdriver

 

this might help you guys

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/w...s-jeep-268354/