D8 wiper failure - common problems, please?

[Doggy]

My bro's 98 TD estate has had a previous glitch or two where the front wipers have not self-parked properly, but today when the flick-wipe was operated, the wipers ran on slow speed for several wipes before blowing the fuse. My searches on here suggest it's probably motor failure, but in view of the current 'orrible weather, thought I'd sound you good people out before freezing nuts off checking.....
Do D8's have one or more relays, do they play up?
HBOL suggests it's a nightmare removing the wiper arms, (& they have to come to get at the motor). Is this so?

[406silverhdi]

personally i would just replace the motor

10 minutes to remove the wiper arms then plastic covers

remove all of linkage and motor (all comes out as one big lump)

take it in doors and replace the motor with one from a scrappy (pay attention to the arrows on the linkage, this will make sense when you see it)

put it all back together (without putting the arms on)

with the arms still off turn the wipers on, so they return to their off position, put arms on, job done


i did mine in 25 mins, but i had practised at the breakers yard!

[Doggy]

Sorted
Twas the motor - £15 from the scrappy inc. free practice, as recommended
(forgot/didn't notice arrows but I took care to copy the relative positions of the cranks/linkage so all good)
Thanks for the advice

[406silverhdi]

result! well done