I took the wiper motor apart as you explained, and the motor was in the exact condition you said it would be. I reglued the magnets and now it is running better than ever. What I don't understand is how the rebuilt motor sold to me (and then returned) from Autozone had the same problem. How did they rebuild it? Just replace the brushes? Didn't they test it? Oh well, thank you so much - now if only you can help me with my tie rod problem - I'll post in another thread. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, etc.