Bluedan Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I have noticed that my wipers are very slow to operate, and even on the fast setting they don't improve much? Does this mean something sinister, like the motor is on its way out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Pedal faster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Quiet at work UBM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedan Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Tried that, it made no difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Quiet at work UBM? [/ QUOTE ] Nope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 On a more helpful note, what model have you got? I've got the autowipers on mine and they do seem slow at times yet coming homes yesterday through a monsoon they were OK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2 Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 put some oil onto the splines as the oil will then work its way down ' The insides can rust up as mine did but stripped them, cleaned them and all is ok now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 If they are really slow, check if the motor is getting hot? This would imply there is either some corrosion issue causing resistance to the motor action or the motor itself is fecked.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 [ QUOTE ] put some oil onto the splines as the oil will then work its way down ' The insides can rust up as mine did but stripped them, cleaned them and all is ok now [/ QUOTE ] I have been having this problem too... mine get stuck half way doen the screen! When you say put some oil on the splines where exactly do you mean? and where would i find the motor to see if its getting hot or not? cheers and sorry for the hijack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedan Posted July 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Confirmed, its my wiper motor thats knackered, but there may be some wear to the mechanism, so I'm changing the lot, parts from VAG Parts. Motor is under the black trim which your wiper arms sit on. Also, I need to change the black plastic part, as it needs to be broken to get it out, apparently, 1 in 10 of these are accidentily bonded in, when the windscreen is fitted, and they get broken trying to get them out! Its only a tenner though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerologic Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 I had mine looked at last week and luckly it was just the linkage that needed replacing as it had seized up! The motor was still fine and with a new linkage they work like a dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docurley Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Linkage is the main cause of these faults and you can be easily fooled in to thinking it’s the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Can the linkage be greased to stop this happening to mine in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docurley Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Yep, should help them last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 How do I get to the linkage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docurley Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 You may have to remove the wiper arms or arm and remove the plastic trim between the fire wall and the windscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Thanks, I'll have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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