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• Re: rear wiper inop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:26:34 -0700
  ...Rear Wiper on an '85 My '85 Westy (GL body) had factory rear wiper. When I got my '90 Westy I though it strange...
• Re: Removing wiper blade aarm
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 06:56:53 -0800
  ...Removing wiper blade aarm > > I checked the green Bentley book and it does not say how to remove the wiper > blade arms. Sometimes that...
• Re: a simple wiper question
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:06:23 -0500
  ...the wiper. > Pushing forward activates the rear wiper and washers in those vehicles so > equipped. > > BenT > San Francisco 1) Suppose the rear wiper washer...
• Re: Where's rear wiper switch on '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 23:25:44 -0800
  ...In either case, a quick push forward will disengage the wiper. If you find the wiper getting a mind of its' own (won't...
• Re: Alternative windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 12:18:16 -0500
  ive put longer wiper blades on just about every car ive ever owned. you can usually go a few inches longer without hitting the...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 17:03:57 -0400
  corbin, the easiet way to remove the wiper motor is to undo the wipers off the shafts and remove the bolts securing the wiper...
• Re: wiper prob
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 13:44:36 EDT
  ...If you have the van long enough to need any other work on the wiper mechanism, you better keep a hacksaw handy. Do what...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:43:56 -0400
  ...my '84 wolfsburg had intermittant wipers... had the #19 relay.. i pulled it and replaced it w/ the #99 and everything works fine.. what...
• Windscreen wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:47:40 -0700
  Replaced my wiper motor due to intermittent chattering.Took most of the day,but I replaced my thermostat at the same time,so say...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:39:41 -0400
  I love this line (Teutonic pledge of difficulty) I thought the Birts had that honor with there electronics of years past The wiper arms...
• Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:11:37 -0700
  ...Recently the wiper would > just not work. Something made me think to reach down to fuse panel and push > in wiper relay module... wiper...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:09:07 -0600
  ...my '84 wolfsburg had intermittant wipers... had the #19 relay.. i pulled it and replaced it w/ the #99 and everything works fine.. what...
• Re: wiper motor fix???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:16:30 EST
  ...IIRC the wiper park feature should be controlled by the windshield wiper relay. I had this problem in my VW Fox for years. I...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 19:58:45 -0800
  ...The front wiper does not sit on stud the same way as the rear wiper does. I’ll get pics and post tomorrow . >>>>>> >>>>>> Alistair...
• intermittant wipers?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 2 May 96 20:45:15 EDT
  ...Am I right in thinking that this just plugs in to the spot for the current wiper relay?? Is there some kind of pin...
• 87 Westy Wiper Mechanism Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Sat, 4 May 2002 02:06:51 -0400
  ...Anyway, I found a new OEM wiper mechanism in the glovebox, and sure enough, the driver-side wiper is stripped. (The splines are stripped...
• Re: Removing wiper blade arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500
  Pop the little black plastic cap off the pivot --- undo the nut --- pull the wiper arm off the splines ---- you might want to use...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:41:11 -0400
  If your doing this replacment because your wiper arms go all over the place (when they shouldnt), put a washer and lock nut on...
• Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:00:36 -0400
  ...Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE! > Shannon > Had the same problem when I changed my wiper motor. > So with wiper motor off ( wiper switch), when you slide...
• wiper motor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:01:53 -0400
  ...No wipers = no state inspection = no registration papers. I see 12v on some of the wires to the wiper motor but a new motor...
• Re: windshield wiper help(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:25:33 -0800
  ...windshield wiper help(NVC) > >We just have to deal with wiper arms that strip when you turn on the > >wipers and there is too...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:48:44 -0600
  A word of caution when tightening this nut, I had slippery wipers and tightened the nut right off with the threads. Now I have...
• Re: Interior Colors Query
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:56:54 -0800
  On Jan 3, 2008 9:37 PM, dahn van laarz <bootlvr@hotmail.com> wrote: > Also, the rear window wiper didn't come on the...
• Re: Programable intermitent wipers frnt and rear.easy swap.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:50:46 EDT
  ...The swapping idea for the front wipers seems great. However, my rear wiper in my '85 only goes on in conjunction with the sprayer...
• Re: Wipers Slow
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:49:29 -0600
  At 08:45 3/25/98 -0800, you wrote: >On my '84 Westy the wiper blades move only at a slow speed on either...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:43:03 -0700
  Maybe we could design a "break your wiper arms loose" reminder light on the dash, eh? ;-) Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1...
• wiper motor fix???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:10:58 -0500
  Hey everyone, Anyone ever fix the front wiper motor park switch? Our vanagon wipers seem to have an internal switch that "parks" the wipers...
• Quick fix for a floppy wiper?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:01:40 -0400
  Hey Folks After the second wiper blade change - It looks as though my rear wiper arm is just not just holding it self against...
• easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:31:51 EDT
  ...Just find a wiper relay marked 99 and replace your wiper relay with that one. I tried to find it on ETKA, but couldn...
• Re: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:07:55 -0400
  Huh? All 4 of my Vanagons have intermittent wiper function. The stalk has 4 positions (not counting pushing it or pulling it). Lowest is...
• Re: Wipers only have one speed,
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 May 2016 12:06:09 -0700
  Still no luck with the Archives of the list but the wipers work better now, after searching the Samba Archives and (Scott?) Mostly just...
• Re: Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:37 -0700
  John, Don't forget to check if the wipers might have just gotten loose from the pivots. BenT Sent from my wiper relay On...
• Removing wiper blade aarm
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:30:43 -0800
  I checked the green Bentley book and it does not say how to remove the wiper blade arms. Sometimes that book can be so...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:54:29 -0700
  ...The question I still have is how to mount new wiper shaft assemblies. One to frame that wiper motor bolts to and other to...
• About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 17:53:26 -0800
  I’ll take more pics when the sun comes up again, showing the diff between the front wipers I have and the rear wiper...
• Re: Wiper Wackiness - No Parking
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:49:41 EST
  In a message dated 3/20/03 6:19:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, mourkas@APPLEISP.NET writes: << Recently my front windshield wipers stopped...
• Re: Windshield Wiper Problem
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 03:37:00 EDT
  Art, I went to the same repairs attempts with my VW Fox's windshield wiper parking problems. Just before I was about to give...
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list - Ian Kirkwood
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 13:52:28 +0200
  ...Boleyn <boleyn@scr.siemens.com> wrote: >The bus I just bought has a four position wiper stalk. >When I push it down to that...
• Re: wiper relay?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:36:45 -0400
  The VW programmable front wiper relay number is 357-955-531 Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sean Bartnik wrote: > <snip> I wanted to know the part number for...
• Re: wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:07:08 -0500
  Swing the wiper out, undo bolt on spindle, lift arm off spindle and replace on a different spline. If the space btw the splines...
• re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:20:22 -0500
  ...I've tried Anco, Trico (sp?) and right >now >I've got fancy "Tripledge" wipers installed that have multiple ridges on >each >wiper - supposed...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:43:12 -0400
  Tony, if you remove the wiper arm you will see that the wiper shaft has little serrations on it. The inside of the hole...
• Rear Window Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:15:27 -0500
  Hello Again - My rear window wiper quit working in my 85' GL. I am wondering where the fuse for it is? I'm hoping...
• Re: Wiper Relay Was: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:24:16 -0700
  On a semi-related note, look for intermittent wiper relays with "99." on the top. These are programmable-delay intermittent wiper relays. Most likely...
• FS adjustable programmable intermittant wiper relay for vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:57:31 EST
  ...simply remove your #19 wiper relay, and plug this #99 wiper relay in its place, and it lets you program the speed of your...
• Re: Unfixable 86 Washers, again - figured out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:44:59 -0400
  At 04:49 PM 9/9/2010 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Weirdness .. >you'd think if the washer/wiper stalk can sent out...
• Re: About the wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 3 Feb 2020 19:43:19 +0000
  When I described two different wipers 19" and 18" (the latter of which may actually be 17"), I was referring solely to the front...
• Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 11:53:41 -0400
  The fuse for my wipers blows whenever I hit the wiper switch so it looks like it's time to replace the motor. I...
• unstoppable windshield wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:03:02 EST
  ...Oh yeah! I had the wipers on last week when I shut off the engine...<doh!> Turned off windshield wipers and started to back...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:03:18 -0800
  ...Depending on the design differences of the valeo wiper one will never run into the problems i did. The bosch icon wiper is great...
• Re: Larger Windshield Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:14:35 -0700
  Entity Christopher Gronski spoke thus: > Its time to replace the wipers on my 86 syncro westy. How long can the > wipers be in the...
• Wipers
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:07:24 -0700
  My driver's side wiper arm has a weird attachment on it. Kind of like a wind deflector. Was this factory-supplied, and is...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:27:51 -0700
  on the wiper subject... on older vehicles the tension of the springs in the old wiper arms can be a heavy factor on the...
• Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:42:59 -0700
  Hey all, After the discussion earlier this week about programmable wiper relays, I decided to give both relays a "test run", which was quite...
• Rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 29 Jan 97 11:15:19 PST
  ...The key is to use "specially aged" rubber in the wipers (read "old wipers"). The micro-surface on well used wipers is such that...
• Wiper question
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:07:37 -0700
  1987 vanagon Why dont my wipers return to the parked position when I turn them off? When I move the lever to the off...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 11:01:45 -0500
  ...I like GM's, and most of the non-import concept of attaching wiper's to the end of the wiper shaft. Pull the...
• Windscreen wiper prelim review
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:28:48 -0700
  For the last couple of years I've been using those blade type wipers on the van. First michelin, then Bosch. Never did have...
• Re: Rear windshield wiper. Problem or is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:54:39 -0800
  The rear wiper is intermittent only. When you push the lever away from you, you both squirt washer fluid and turn on the wiper...
• Wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:46:41 +0000
  Mark, I discovered the my wipers were being used at night by my cat and whose else to "climb" up onto the roof. I...