[T3] Stuck Wipers

[Jim Adney]

On 20 Apr 2014 at 9:21, one4house at yahoo.com wrote:

> Along the subject of wipers, mine have always been slow. I have shot
> lube at all of the connections that I can see under the dash. Is there
> a way to, or a need for, lubing the motor itself? 

The most likely place for the problem is where the shaft comes out of 
the car. The shaft rotates in a long bushing that is the stationary 
part that passes from the inside to the outside of the car. The 
lubrication between the shaft and the bushing dries out over time and 
needs to be redone. The best thing to do is to remove the whole 
thing, take it all apart, clean out the old grease, and put in new 
grease.

As a test, you can try a drop of oil into that space from the outside 
of the car. Do this several times over several days, giving it time 
to soak in each time. The bushing is about 2.5" long, so it will take 
awhile for the oil to penetrate the full length. If oiling helps, 
then you know this is the problem and you can go ahead with the 
complete repair.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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