Re: [T3] wiper motor question

[Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>]

<x-flowed>On Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 09:07  PM, Jim Adney wrote:

> The one place that I see that needs grease is in the shafts for the 
> wiper arms.
> To get to these you have to take everything under the dash out first, 
> then
> remove the motor with the wiper frame. The shafts need to be 
> lubricated in the
> sleeves that they run in. The best way to do this is to pull them 
> completely
> apart and clean them out, then pack a good grease in there. This can 
> make a
> HUGE difference.

I agree with Jim on this. My 6V Squareback's wipers were very slow 
until I disassembled the shafts and cleaned and lubricated everything. 
I don't think it's likely to be a voltage problem.

Scott
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