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Re: Wiper question



>Hi all,
>
>A few weeks ago, I mentioned that a car wash attendant had lifted my
>wiper up on the windshield and it had returned back to the left side of
>the windshield.  Given the responses I received at the time, I didn't
>think much of it and assumed that it would return to normal the next time
>I used my wiper.  Today, I needed to clear some condensation off my
>windshield.  I flipped the switch and nothing happened; the wiper simply
>did not move.  I moved the wiper up onto the windshield and still
>nothing.  I manually moved the wiper back to the right side of the
>windshield.  This time after several minutes, it went half way and
>intermittantly tried to move but couldn't for some reason.  After driving
>like this for a while, I put it back on the left.  It now intermittantly
>tries to move but cannot.  Has anyone else had this problem?  Might this
>be an easy fix?  Should I seek legal counsel?
>Thanks.
>
>-Timothy A. Reed, Esq.

Striped out windshield wiper driver shaft.  Difficult to fix correctly
without replacement.  Try tightening the crap out of the hold down bolt
and see if it helps a bit.

==Brett

  \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net

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