Craig, yelp been many miles with no working wipers, not counting going uphill in the '51 3600 or 64 CJ5. I will have a small bottle or RainX in the possibles box. Also, I"LL use a old trick I haven't used in a few decades, coat a 1/8" bit tip with grease, drill a hole in the back of the motor housing in the bulge at the end of the armature shaft and shoot a few drops of oil in. Clean the area well and seal with whatever is handy, I'll likely use UltraBlack. This little trick has saved a few old heater blower motors, don't see why it won't work on a wiper motor. We'll see.