RE: type3-d Digest V2005 #654

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 3 Oct 2005 at 11:39, Smith, Ethan Nicholas wrote:

> Anybody know how to tell if your wiper motor is dying?  Mine works---
> really slow and makes the generator light comes on.  Any ideas

Note that it's best to use a suitable subject when starting a new thread.

The most common cause of wipers too slow is loss of lubrication where the 
shafts come out of the body, just in front of the windshield. If you can see 
the bushing trying to twist with the shaft, then you know that you have this 
problem.

If you remove the wiper arms you may be able to drip some oil where the shaft 
emerges from the bushing. Otherwise, the best thing to do is to take everything 
apart and pack some grease in there.

The motor is probably NOT the problem, but if it is, I have a couple of good 
used '71 motors here.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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