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On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 08:50, Jim Adney wrote: > On 7 Mar 2004 at 2:40, Peter Legault wrote: > > > My wipers move very slowly, even on the fast setting. > > Could it be anything else than a worn wiper motor? > > > > but I usually take the whole > > assembly out of the car and disassemble it. Then polish the shafts and pack > > them with grease. > > > I did this last fall and they still run slowly > > If you did, and it didn't help, then try disconnecting the connecting rods and > just run the bare motor. By connecting things up in stages you should be able > to figure out where the drag is happening. > One safety caution working with wiper motors. I have a scar on one of my fingers where a wiper motor got it. They have an awful lot of torque, and can take a finger off. Be sure to keep your fingers away from the moving linkages. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org