Re: Wiper problems - need advice

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:52:25 EST Vaughn8v@aol.com writes:
> Okay, so we just got the year's first snowfall here.  And my 
> girlfriend goes out and hops into the Scirocco (which has about half an
inch or so 
> of snow covering it) and what does she do?  No, she does not wipe the
snow 
> off the windshield before trying to actuate the wipers!!  So now, only
the 
> passenger side wiper wipes and the driver's side acts like it wants to
and 
> sometimes it will come up halfway before falling back down.  Do I need
to replace 
> that wiper arm shaft?  Has anyone done this?  Do I need to rip out the 
> whole linkage frame assembly?  Is it wrecking yard material?
> 
> Thanks
> Ben

You just remove the wiper arm and clean the aluminum out of the grooves, 
re-install the wiper arm and you are done.

A small pick or something will work great. I use one of those fiberglass
spot sanders, the small fibers clean the grooves without scraping the
metal.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'80 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco 16V
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