Looks like its time for a new wiper motor

[lukecp]

Today i was coming home from college for the weekend to go deer hunting. About 15 minutes in to my 90 or so minute trip, my windshield wipers stopped in the mild rain we were having. So, i pulled over and got out to see what was going on. The wipers would move, but get stuck at a certian point. Looking into the cowl, it looke like the wiper motor was loose. So i got under the dash, touched the wiper motor and it was really hot. Almost hot enough to burn my fingers. Since the wipers were a no-go, and the rain was slowing down, i was able to drive the rest of the way home without them with no problems (thank god for rain-x!!!).

Anyway, i gess i will throw in a new wiper motor next week. I have had this problem before, but i put new wiper blades on and it seemed to fix itself, lol. I even price-checked one at O'Reillys (like 51 bucks). Any tips to putting the new one on? I have heard that it is like a 3 hour job laying on your back under the dash. Also, will i have to remove the cowl panel? And if so, how is the cowl panel removed? Can i get it out w/o removing the hood?

Thanks for any help