Wiper Refresh FAQ

[kguarnotta]

not much more to add - but THANKS.

I would definitely have buggered something up, or lost a circlip if I didn't have this tutorial. I just did the shafts, and didn't bother taking the motor apart. It was working before. I just took it out as I'm doing some other work on my singlecab, and I wanted a clear look at everything.
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-Kevin
Lincoln, MA

'86 Triple Knob Syncro w/EJ22
'78 Westy
'69 Single Cab
'65 Kombi - EZ-Camper

[vwwestyman]

I did this recently on my '78's wipers and now for some reason something is binding. When I go to turn them on, I can hear the alternator try to take on the heavy load, and then the fuse pops after a moment.

Any idea what might have gone wrong?

I did the exact same thing on my '73 a few months ago and had zero problem.
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Dave Cook

President, Wild Westerner Club

1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing

[khalimadeath]

Some pictures of the linkage would help, its possible to have part of the linkage out of wack..
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1970 Bus Westfalia
1964 Kombi

[orwell84]

A very detailed and helpful how-to. Are there replacement parts available for the wiper shaft spindle bushes (the parts marked fragile)? Any field repair alternatives? One of mine broke separating the parts. Thanks.

[steek]

Very helpful writeup many thanks for that.

I'm having an impossible time getting the wiper shaft out of the bearing is seized completly. I've a new shaft assembly to install once i get this off. Any tips on separating the two?

[busdaddy]

[THall]

In doing this procedure of course one of the shaft c-clips flew off into the abyss....nowhere to be found.

I located some at a local hardware store that looked like a good match, but they did not fit properly.

Can anyone suggest a source for these, or have a couple of spares for sale?
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'78 Westy - 2.0 FI

[hometurbine]

As orwell84 asked, does anyone know if replacement bushings are available (see pic).

From looking at the microfiche the connecting rods are

P/N 211 955 325 (short)
P/N 211 955 326 (long)

Thanks
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Bill
'75 Westy Bus with Subaru EJ25 engine
GE CT58-100 helicopter gas turbine
Tiernay TT10 APU gas turbine

[EZ Gruv]

[THall]

[MaritimeBay]

"and pray that the shaft goes into the bushing at the bottom of the motor housing shell."

Has anyone got tips for how to get the shaft into the bushing at the bottom of the housing shell while putting everything back together? I'm totally stuck on this step and just got set back because the whole assembly came out and sproinged the brushes and springs again. The bushing keeps twisting inside its little housing and going crooked as I battle the magnets while trying to slip it all together.
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1977 2.0L FI Westfalia.

They call my home the land of snow.

[MaritimeBay]

Update: Ended up getting it together by keeping twist ties on the brushes/springs right up until the last moment (with the brush plate and nipples already in place) and moving the already combined case/rotor in place together instead of trying to line it all up separately. Hopefully the last time I do that job!
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1977 2.0L FI Westfalia.

They call my home the land of snow.

[cdennisg]

[MaritimeBay]

[NoBudgetVWGarage]

Did this tonight just to repair a wiper shaft the windshield guy broke years ago.
Excellent instructions. It was so easy, I will pull it apart again after my trip just to get it all cleaned up and lubed. Oh yeah, and polish my heater plenums

Edit: Looking for wiper blades. All I can seem to find is the whole blade holder. I don't want that. I want to use the original wiper arms. Any ideas?
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1969 Transporter
1968 Ghia
1959 Ghia Hot VW Drag Car

[mross]

Hi All,

I'm doing a wiper motor repair, and wanted to get some opinions on the issue that I'm trying to fix. So far, I have had the wiper gear reinforced with the brass kit from a seller in the classifieds. I have also opened the motor, cleaned it, greased the bushings, cleaned up the commutator, and replaced the brushes.

The motor itself runs perfectly. However, when the driven gear (not the worm gear, but the big plastic gear) is installed, the motor bogs at a certain point in the rotation of the driven gear. I tried turning the driven gear with the motor and worm gear uninstalled, and it spins freely. I also tried spacing out the driven gear from the housing with an additional washer (about 75 thousandths of an inch). This makes the wiper motor assembly run properly with no slowdown, but I'm concerned that the worm gear will then only ride on part of the driven gear teeth, rather than fully meshing. I've measured the diameter of the driven gear at several points, and it does not appear to be out-of-round. Additionally, the driven gear is square to the shaft that spins the wiper crank.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mike

[sbvdub]

Another grateful wiper mechanism refurbisher giving thanks! I’ll contribute a little bit of useful info back: I measured the carbon brushes in the motor and they are 4mm x 4mm in cross section. I was able to find some perfect replacements on Amazon that were 10mm long: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06ZZXX6N4

That link will likely be dead in time, but look for brushes on that are 4mm x 4mm x 10mm, with the copper braid attached on the side, not the end. These were listed as “ Car Motor Carbon Brushes for Automotive Wiper, Window glass lifter Motor brush”

[Atlin]

long time lurker, first time poster. So my wiper system was a disaster - won't bore anyone with the details but one thing that is missing/destroyed is the grommet/bushing at the bottom of the wiper motor mount. I've had no luck finding a part number or suggestion for replacement. I may end up fabricating something if necessary.

[SGKent]

[Atlin]

Thanks!