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Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:43:29 -0400
...Well, I worked on the "simple" fix for the broken windshield wiper shaft stud. Despite punching a good, centered dimple on the tip of...
Re: windshield wipter worries
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:14:02 -0600
...What I've found is that the shaft is metal/iron/steel of sorts and the wiper arm is a much softer aluminum and...
Re: anyone have a photo or exploded diagram of the wiper stalk/switch?
Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:15:32 -0800
...After >> the explosion, I picked up and reinstalled the two horseshoe pieces of >> metal that look like they run on tracks to control wiper...
Parts Needed: AT Shifter Box
Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:00:40 -0400
...The handle and shaft are still ok and functional. Does anybody have a spare they can sell? Thanks Other Parts I also need: * front...
Re: Wiper Arm Question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:58:47 -0500
...There is NO need to > change out the wiper arm mechanism. Grind the surface of the pivot shaft > flat, centerpunch, drill and tap for...
Re: windshield wiper
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:40:59 -0800
...To remove, remove wiper arms and the nuts holding the spindles to the body. Remove the glove box. Remove the (i don't remember...
Re: Wiper arm flapping all over the place
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 9 Dec 2017 15:33:51 -0500
...Pick the metal carefully out of the splines on the shaft. If this has never happened before that may be all you need to...
Re: Wiper Arm Question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:26:15 -0400
...wrote: >My question is, are the splines cut into the new arm upon attaching to the >shaft, or should the arm of had splines...
Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:04:11 -0600
...superior German engineering makes this the only vehicle that eats the wiper arms. Why is that? Stan ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stan, there is no upgrade -- the system...
Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:55:51 -0400
...shaft and > then tighten the arm back on so the splines could bite fresh. > > I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I...
Re: Seized Wipers on 85
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:36:56 EDT
> I put WD 40 on the nuts at the end of the shaft That was your first mistake; nowhere on the can will you...
Re: wiper blades
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:45 -0400
...The wiper shaft is steel, where the wiper arm is some type of pot-metal. The softer part wears before the harder part, by...
Re: Wipers blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:19:44 +0000
...It's most likely either the shafts where it passes thru the body (under the arms) are dirty, corroded & binding or you have an...
Re: Oil Leak? Contest-No Prize.Just satisfaction
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:00:15 -0500
Option 1, Steering rack Option 2, Clutch master and brake fluid coming through floor or steering shaft. Option 2, AC hose, Dennis >From: Michael...
Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 22:19:07 +0000
...Jim - As the wipers are tight on their shafts and I have tried the relay, it looks like I am in for another session...
Re: windshield wiper help(NVC)
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:34:58 -0800
...to > tighten up the fit of the serrated shaft into the enlarged hole in > the wiper > arm. > > Stan Wilder > High Performance Ceramic Coatings > www...
How many volts can ECU handle?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:08 -0800
...Although I rebuilt the wiper linkages/shafts not long before swapping engines, (Jetta 2.0) and it may be that they are simply working...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:23:56 -0400
...GoWesty has a procedure on their web site for drilling and tapping the stud in the shaft, and then fitting the wiper arm on...
Container of Vanagon Parts Just Arrived!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:11:08 EDT
...2.1l Vanagon Air Flow Meters- $120 Wiper Switch for Vans without rear wiper- $30 Front Wiper Motors for Vanagon- $30 Front Turn Signal...
Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:52:17 -0800
...There is no apparent mechanical problem such as stripped shaft or such. The problem seams to be purely electrical. I have noticed that after...
Re: Water leaking in vents at the bottom of the rear hatch when it rains
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:01:42 -0700
...rear wiper services or on the other side, rear fogger wiring. (If you have a rear wiper, maybe check around wiper shaft) Also, have...
Re: drooping wiper blade
Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 16:40:36 PDT
...drooping wiper blade >Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:13:49 -0700 > >Any suggestions for adjusting a drooping wiper blade? >My passenger side blade...
Re: windshield wiper help
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:27:36 -0500
...to tighten up the fit of the serrated shaft into the enlarged hole in the wiper arm. Stan Wilder High Performance Ceramic Coatings www...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:18:17 -0500
Well, I worked on the "simple" fix for the broken windshield wiper shaft stud. Despite punching a good, centered dimple on the tip of...
Re: trip report quite long
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:59:53 -0700
...I'll > see what I can do now that we are home. > > Just ordered wiper shaft assembly from Van Cafe, price $33, new, from...
Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:07:06 -0400
...Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix? >> > > >> > > I have been suffering of a floppy drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why >> > this >> > > is...
Re: Fixed my wiper arm on my lunch break!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 20 May 2009 15:30:06 -0500
...I'm keeping the new assembly in the car just in > > Excellent! �Now take the loupe again and inspect the splines on the shaft...
Re: windshield wipter worries
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:55:48 -0400
At 04:32 PM 6/19/2001, Tony wrote: >hate to mess em up more...any ideas of how to secure >the wiper arm...
Re: that rear defogger question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:43:10 -0800
or extend wiper shaft inside and have both sides of glass swept :) alistair On 2011-12-02, at 2:06 PM, Steven Johnson wrote...
Re: windshield wiper
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 22 Dec 2000 08:46:27 -0800
...windshield wiper > Zoltan, > > Shouldn't this be on the T2 list??? > > Bentley says (for a '78 bus): > > Wiper motor does not work: > > A. Brushes...
Parts Prices??
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Fri, 23 Jun 1995 07:05:03 -0500 (CDT)
...jarnott@ednet1.osl.or.gov Can someone tell me what a fair price is for an early '80s Vanagon air box and wiper motor...
Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:28:55 -0400
At 01:36 PM 9/23/2011, craig cowan wrote: >Should I try a stack of washers to use a different section of thread...
Neat Toy for EV (or Vanagons...)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 17:18:46 -0500 (EST)
...I put the mount between the wiper shafts. Once the hood is closed the sensor is outside of the slipstream, and in a sheltered...
My Ignition switch replacement experience
Historical mailing list - jon
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:28:15 -0800
...stem assembly 6) Remove stem (wiper, turn signal switches) assembly 7) With pliers, remove the plastic collar around shaft 8) Remove all 3 (or...
Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:29:30 -0700
...shaft and >> then tighten the arm back on so the splines could bite fresh. >> >> I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I...
Re: Slight VW Content - Most versatile torque wrench?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 20:50:40 -0700
Front wiper arms to shaft, 43 inch pounds. I tried tightening to spec some years ago, wasn't enough :-) Alistair > On Apr 29, 2017...
Re: Need help with washer wiring
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:49:43 -0700
...I did not like that running the washers akso made the wipers sweep 3 times on my 82 GL Diesel Vanagon. so I dug...
Re: Looking for Steering Column Cover and...
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:59:50 -0800
...Anyone have a cap that covers the front windshield wiper shaft/nut? > > I have an '88 Wolfsburg - thanks in advance! > > -Ben... Thoroughly enjoying my...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 06:26:13 -0400
...is a tricky job to get a good tapped hole in = > shaft. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250...
Re: Accessory circuit on ignition switch dead
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 07 Mar 1997 21:07:20 -0800
Frank Terhaar-Yonkers wrote: > > Got in the '86 this morning, start, everything fine until I notice that > headlight won't come, wipers don't...
Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:39 -0800
...How many volts can ECU handle? > Hi all. > > Although I rebuilt the wiper linkages/shafts not long before swapping > engines, (Jetta 2.0) and...
Wiper motor no wipey
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:09:34 -0400
...We get home and I work my way around till I get to the back and eventually find my way to the rear wiper...
Re: trip advice, day1 report
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:35:30 -0800
...only complication was the wiper fluid shafts needing to be re-aimed to adjust for highway speeds. at highway speeds the drivers side fluid...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:44:25 -0500
...Well, I worked on the "simple" fix for the broken windshield wiper shaft stud. Despite punching a good, centered dimple on the tip of...
Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:57:40 -0400
...I don't think it makes much difference, but I think it's preferable to move the plate toward the wiper shaft. Yours, David
Re: removal of window washer sprayer
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:07:36 -0700
...Those are the only item that need to be masked and the wiper shafts. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John and Kaye" <jpalmar@TELUS.NET...
Da Parts
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 13:32:21 -0600
...20) interior door panel fastener's (1) rear window wiper arm (1) rear wiper motor (1) rear widow washer tank and pump (1) all...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:48:15 -0500
...wipers off when the wiper started to only travel part way on its course, then just stopped moving. I could see that the shaft...
Re: Mystery drip
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 01:07:03 -0500
...Besides the windshield, there is/are the antenna, wiper shafts, washer nozzles, and wiring grommets. There are also screws like the ones that hold...
Re: 1982 Diesel Westfalia Wiper Mount (Passenger)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:55:49 -0400
...1982 Diesel Westfalia Wiper Mount (Passenger) I got mine for my '91 camper from Van Cafe. BTW, you must remove the dash to replace...
Re: Door Lock in handle Q?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:34:16 -0500
On the front door handles, there is a small drift pin that holds the "Fork" to the square shaft. If you hold the handle...
Looking for Steering Column Cover and...
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:56:39 -0600
...Anyone have a cap that covers the front windshield wiper shaft/nut? I have an '88 Wolfsburg - thanks in advance! -Ben... Thoroughly enjoying my...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:54:50 -0400
...the stud and splines of the shaft fit into has >stripped. Evidently this requires a new wiper arm, as the damaged >piece seems not...
FS:'87 Syncro GL-Utah
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:51:05 -0600
...It has diff lock, electric windows, rear wiper, fold out rear bed, all working. Also has power locks and mirrors, needing help, and A...
O2 unplugged solves Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 12:14:53 -0700
...The new GoWesty drive shaft or something in that area was vibrating at 60+ mph, and the vanagon syndrome came on with a vengeance...
Re: Wiper Arm Knurling - How does it work?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:38:15 -0400
...shaft and >>> then tighten the arm back on so the splines could bite fresh. >>> >>> I once tightened too much and snapped a shaft. I...
Re: Horn problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:30:28 -0400
Problem solved! After carefully checking height tolerances between horn rim and the gray directional/wiper assembly I noticed that by pushing on the steering...
Re: trip report quite long (and dash removal)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:15:21 -0700
...I'd say, if you've got a spare day, do it yourself.� (Have never worked on the windshield wiper linkage and shaft....somebody...
Re: Small windscreen wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 3 Jan 2016 06:58:01 -0800
...This patch was under the path of the > wiper directly beneath where the wiper attaches to the arm. > > > > Oh I tried all the tweaks...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:59:57 -0500
...GoWesty has a procedure on their web site for drilling and tapping the stud in the shaft, and then fitting the wiper arm on...