Wipers stopped working, mysterious corrosion!?

[Atill93]

So my wipers randomly stopped working the other day. I went to look at the wiper motor and found this corrosion...

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy170/atill93/IMG_2947_zps2c64b18b.jpg (http://s788.photobucket.com/user/atill93/media/IMG_2947_zps2c64b18b.jpg.html)

http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy170/atill93/IMG_2945_zps3709a4fc.jpg (http://s788.photobucket.com/user/atill93/media/IMG_2945_zps3709a4fc.jpg.html)

any idea what could've caused this?
how can i clean this gummy substance off?

thanks!

[Felipe]

I used to have the same goo shit... Except mine still had contact and worked lol

[AZRB20]

try electrical connector cleaner and a tooth brush.

[sleepyS14se]

it seems as if alot of hondas/toyota/nissans all use a terrible di electric grease that turns into a nasty gooey mess of crap that seems to work great for years but after it has run it's course of 16+ years this is what you will have as a result.

I say use brake cleaner and a wire brush/bristle brush and clean it like hell and simply re grease the connector with new di electric grease.

[Atill93]

thanks for the feedback
i'll see if i can't get it cleaned up