[T3] Wiper motor

[Jim Adney]

On 20 Apr 2014 at 13:35, Jaz Jarzewiak wrote:


> > The best fix, however (if you don't mind it not being 100% correct)  is to
> > locate a complete 70 only type 3 wiper motor unit (transmission, wiper
> > arms, and wiper motor), and install it. It's the last year the wiper arms
> > park
> > on the left (71-on parked on the right), and the wiper shafts still fit
> > into the stock 70 and earlier body holes in the cowl. You can then either
> > drill the holes in the cowl out for new larger 70 seals, or you can use
> >  some
> > left over engine seals out of a complete gasket kit to seal the  shafts to
> > the cars body. Either way works, as I've done it both  ways.

> sounds like a solid plan.  I'll keep an eye out for that motor unit.
> In the mean time, I'll try to file the flat.

Just to be clear, you need the WHOLE business: motor, frame, linkages 
and wiper arms. The only way you're likely to get all this correctly 
is if you take it off a junkyard '70 Type 3 yourself.

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