[T3] Stuck Wipers

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/20/2014 1:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
 
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.


 
As Jim stated it's probably the lack of grease (or dried out  grease) 
that's causing the problem. I've seen that enough times that I  actually pull the 
unit, and grease the shafts before using the car.  ;-) 
Keep in mind that IF you don't do something soon, you can actually  loosen 
up the bushing from the transmission. If that happens, then the bushing  
will eat the center of the seal, causing water damage to the inside of the  
car. BTDT with my old 76 bug. That's IF you're lucky, that only that happens.  
Otherwise, the shaft seizes in the bushing, then completely stops moving,  
burning up the wiper motor. :O 
 
If you decide to pull the wiper motor assembly, make sure you  disconnect 
power before starting, as the transmission WILL take off a finger.  :O


Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71  Square-vert under  construction


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