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<x-charset iso-8859-1>The reason that my wiper motor stalled is that the spindles are rusted solid. I am going to take them apart at some point - possibly next weekend - and see if I can derust and lubricate them, and get them working again. If I can't do it, or if it's corroded beyond repair, are replacement parts available anywhere? Also I have an entire wiper motor assembly from a Beetle, are any of the parts from that usable? Daniel Baum > In a message dated 11/23/01 7:01:03 AM Central Standard Time, > russella@prairieinet.net writes: > > << Subj: Re: [T3] Wiper motor > Date: 11/23/01 7:01:03 AM Central Standard Time > From: russella@prairieinet.net (Russ Wolfe) > Reply-to: russw@classicvw.org > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > On Friday 23 November 2001 04:39, Daniel Baum wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Today I had a Bright Idea. I thought, "Let's turn on the wiper switch and > > see what happens". > > > > So here's what happened. I believe I heard a little "clunk" from the wiper > > motor, and then a fuse blew. This didn't surprise me. What did surprise me > > a bit was that next time I tried switching the ignition on, the fuse blew > > again, even though the wiper switch was turned off. > > > > After blowing a few more fuses (I keep a stock of them) I disconnected the > > wiper motor from the fuse box and all was well again. > > > > OK, so what have I done? Is it time to start looking for a new wiper motor? > > Or is it the switch? How can I tell which one is the problem? There is > > plenty more wiring to be done in the car, so I cannot discount the > > possibility that it is the wiring, except that up to now everything was OK > > even with the wiper motor connected to the fuse box. > > > It sounds like the wiper motor started to move and then stalled. When it > came > off the "parked" position, it closed the circuit that returns it to "park". > This circuit has power all the time the key is on, until the motor gets back > to the park position, even with the wiper switch off. > Us people that live in the snow belt here in the USA have this problem when > the wiper get frozen down to the windshield. I don't think ice is your > problem. > I would start looking at the linkage going from the motor to the wiper > shafts. Something is in a bind, or caught on something. > BE CAREFUL. I have seen a wiper motor take the end off a persons finger when > it came free and started running. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '71 Fastback AT > '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > I had this very thing happen to my Type 34, except the wiper stuck in the up > position. What happened was that I had just installed a tachometer, and moved > the clock over one hole to the right. The wiper got stuck on the clock in the > up position, > and for the longest time I couldn't figure it out. When I did figure it out, > the clock was > burned out and was inoperable. > > Don Garies > dgaries808@aol.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > </x-charset>