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<p dir="ltr">Thanks for the tips. That was it. Took the wiper and off and sprayed some lube and they freed right up.<br></p>
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<td valign="top">In a message dated 4/20/2014 1:18:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <BR><a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a> writes:<BR> <BR>On 20 Apr 2014 at 9:21, <a ymailto="mailto:one4house@yahoo.com" href="javascript:return">one4house@yahoo.com</a> 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.<BR><BR><BR> <BR>As Jim stated it's probably the lack of grease (or dried out grease) <BR>that's causing the problem. I've seen that enough times that I actually pull the <BR>unit, and grease the shafts before using the car. ;-) <BR>Keep in mind that IF you don't do something soon, you can actually loosen <BR>up the bushing from the transmission. If that happens, then the bushing <BR>will eat the center of the seal,
causing water damage to the inside of the <BR>car. BTDT with my old 76 bug. That's IF you're lucky, that only that happens. <BR>Otherwise, the shaft seizes in the bushing, then completely stops moving, <BR>burning up the wiper motor. :O <BR> <BR>If you decide to pull the wiper motor assembly, make sure you disconnect <BR>power before starting, as the transmission WILL take off a finger. :O<BR><BR><BR>Bob 65 Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71 Square-vert under construction<BR><BR><BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: <<a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20140420/96ea9b56/attachment.htm" target=_blank >http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20140420/96ea9b56/attachment.htm</a>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>VWType3.Org mailing
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