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<DIV>In a message dated 4/20/2014 1:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jadney@vwtype3.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>On 20 Apr 2014 at 9:21, one4house@yahoo.com wrote:<BR><BR>>
Along the subject of wipers, mine have always been slow. I have shot<BR>>
lube at all of the connections that I can see under the dash. Is there<BR>>
a way to, or a need for, lubing the motor itself? <BR><BR>The most likely
place for the problem is where the shaft comes out of <BR>the car. The shaft
rotates in a long bushing that is the stationary <BR>part that passes from the
inside to the outside of the car. The <BR>lubrication between the shaft and
the bushing dries out over time and <BR>needs to be redone. The best thing to
do is to remove the whole <BR>thing, take it all apart, clean out the old
grease, and put in new <BR>grease.<BR><BR>As a test, you can try a drop of oil
into that space from the outside <BR>of the car. Do this several times over
several days, giving it time <BR>to soak in each time. The bushing is about
2.5" long, so it will take <BR>awhile for the oil to penetrate the full
length. If oiling helps, <BR>then you know this is the problem and you can go
ahead with the <BR>complete repair.</FONT></DIV><FONT
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face=Arial>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.
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face=Arial>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 </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>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</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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