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• # 16 Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 06:01:03 -0600
  ...the rear wiper ---they had the wiper arm taped, and the fuse blew---- It's the fuse for the rear wiper, and the rear...
• Re: windshield wiper
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 08:46:27 -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: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:53 -0500
  ...RIGHT ? > Well, tightening up that nut does NOT always �work ! �The inside of the wiper > arm that wears out on the serrations of the...
• windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:45:10 -0700
  ...The wiper arm operates normally with no blade on it, but with the blade in place, it just remains still. It is as if...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 21:25:39 +0000
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• Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:29:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...3. ...Technical service bulletin...special tool to bend the wiper arm...go to the dealer and have them bend your arms ( i mean wiper...
• Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:00:23 -0500
  ...Why is the wiper assembly not made so that the motor drives > >a shaft that terminates with a hex fitting, and > > That joint is...
• Re: Wipers only have one speed,
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 16 May 2016 12:22:43 -0700
  ...similar at those wiper pivot points? IIRC, Bentley shows Moly for that and the ball/socket joints on linkage arms. On 5/16/16...
• Ideas about wiper problem.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:05:49 EDT
  I am having a problem with a Vanagon front wiper motor. Basically the problem is this: You pull back the arm on the steering...
• Trolling for (german) safaris
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 21:39:53 -0700
  ...Of course prefer a complete non rusty set, good hinges, one eyed duck and wiper arms, all hardware. Will pay reasonable price. Help if...
• more Vanagon stuff FS: addendum
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:08:30 EDT
  ...still FS: -middle seat armrests, front armrests (specify color) - turn sig/wiper stalk assy's - rear vanagon seat, blue nice shape w/ armrests - vanagon...
• Re: Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:49:03 -0500
  ...They are not a separate part but are part of the windshield wiper arm assembly. You would think they would be part of the...
• Rear Wiper won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:59:33 -0300
  ...I turned on my rear wiper this morning, and the blade was slid up a little bit so it caught on the top windshield...
• What does 'powder coat' mean when talking paint?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:18:02 -0400
  People keep mentionning this process when refinishing their wheels, propane tank, bumpers, wiper arms... What does it mean? Is it more durable or just...
• BUcking List ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:32:51 -0800
  ...AFM wiper arm path cleaning, 2. Installing the magic VW cable or a capacitor between 2 and 4. 3. Change the AFM 4. Change...
• getting and staying bent...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:33:36 CST6CDT
  ...wiper arm and 'adjust' the blade so that it is perpendicular to the glass. This gives the blade the choice (free-will for wipers...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:17:38 EDT
  ...anyone know where I can find late model driver's side wiper arms w/ the small spoiler and some of those "crazy professor" goggles...
• Re: windshield wiper - fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:54:29 -0400
  ...It's not...you have to clean out the splines on the shaft so that when you tighten the arm firmly it cuts new...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 18 May 2009 05:43:00 EDT
  ...RIGHT ? Well, tightening up that nut does NOT always work ! The inside of the wiper arm that wears out on the serrations of the...
• Re: Heat in a '74
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 20:28:12 -0800
  ...It caused enough 'stiction' on my window to strip one of the wiper arms! Once I cleaned the window, the blades run quite smoothly...
• Re: rough running
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:09:03 -0400
  To adjust the wiper arm, you pull off the plastic cover on top of the AFM. If yours is a virgin, you'll have...
• Re: Fixed my wiper arm on my lunch break!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 May 2009 16:27:06 -0400
  ...metal preventing them from cutting full-depth mating splines in the arm... -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89...
• minor small parts wanted...
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:07:11 -0700
  ...1 covers the drivers side wiper arm nut, and the second is for the rear wiper arm nut. I called VW, and they said...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 10:47:19 -0700
  ...All it took was a tightening of the nut a reposistioning the wiper arm. That is pobably what happened to yours.... Loose nut! Mike...
• Wiper Stalk Advice - Don't Do What I Did!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 23:33:54 -0400
  ...DO NOT operate a wiper switch unless it is fully installed to the turn signal arm and in the bus. It'll ruin your...
• Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list
  6 May 96 16:42:00 -0500
  All, Today while driving to class it started to rain, turned on the wipers, and after about 5 minutes of operation they stopped. When...
• Re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:48:46 -0500
  ...I > also theorized that the wiper wasn't pressing against the glass hard enough, > so I removed the arm and shortened up the spring...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:24:17 -0700
  ...bought a new wiper motor and am firing it up > to get it park so I can > attach wiper relay armsin correct position. > > Problem...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:59:57 -0500
  ...Image): > > > > > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7fPJ37AqW00/Uw_btrWLV0I/AAAAAAAAI30/1vPXXn5jpVw/s500/wiper%2520arm%2520compress.jpg So you're trying to press material back down...
• Re[2] T4 wiper probs
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  14 Jan 1995 16:11:38 U
  ...OK, that said, I would begin your troubleshooting by removing the blades from the wiper arm and looking at the assembly; what happens when...
• RE-The "world's slowest rear wiper" problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:34:09 +0000
  ...the steel shaft that the wiper arm is bolted to. To prove it get the back off the wiper motor gearbox. Disconnect the motor...
• Re: wiper squeak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 19:40:15 EST
  ...Take the wiper arms off and use a good penetrate/lubricant on the bushings. Stay away from WD40(pet peeve), nowhere on the can...
• Re: Rain-X
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:06:38 -0800
  ...New wipers will >skip and deposit rubber marks at the excursion limits of the wiper arms as >they quickly degrade to the desired "specially...
• FW: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 07:28:43 -0800
  ...Engine cutting out > > Problems not your computer, but your Air Flow Meter - there are a set of > wiper arms on the inside of the...
• Re: Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 18 May 2016 10:18:29 -0700
  ...Along with fuse thought, you'd think the splined shaft holding wiper arm in place would strip first. ;) Neil. On 5/18/16, kenneth...
• Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:55:59 -0500
  ...Bentley specifies 70mm or 2.75" from top of wiper arms to > bottom of windshield seal, both arms parallel to the seal. > > If play...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:56:46 +0000
  ...wiper arm I would have thought Felder Industries to have an aftermarket replacement “wing” :-( DaveB … might have to enquire with Bell Enterprises. > On 13...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:10:52 -0800
  ...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
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:53:54 -0400
  ...wrote: > Hi All;What gives? I need a new drivers side wiper arm, the one with the > wing. I have checked out a few...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:42:23 +1300
  ...I ususually get the run of the mill blades at Wal*Mart. > >It sounds like your left wiper arm may need tweeking. > >Mike >Houlton...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 07:14:08 -0500
  ...3. � � When you wash your van, clean your wiper blades with rubbing alcohol, then wipe them down with Armor All or a similar nurturing...
• 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 arms
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Thu, 4 May 2000 16:07:48 EDT
  In a message dated 5/4/00 3:49:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tobin.copley@UBC.CA writes: << Anybody used FogX and RainX...
• Looking for a couple rare parts
  Historical mailing list - KKALnSF
  Wed, 30 May 2012 19:54:27 -0700
  ...driver's side Wiper arm with airfoil. (in good condition)
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:52:21 -0400
  ...The splined part is as other have said, probably just full of soft metal from the wiper arm. clean the splines with a small...
• Re: Windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 00:38:31 -0500
  ...The (aluminum!!!) splined drive lost its splines to the steel wiper arm - no back and forth, as you say. So I mosey into the...
• Re: Air Flow Meters <sigh>
  Historical mailing list - Dave T. Richards
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:40:12 -0500
  ...there are surface mount capacitors > in there that charge and discharge as the wiper arm moves and the > resistance jumps all over the place...
• Re: windshield wiper repair redux
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:44:55 -0500
  ...At first I thought I had done so, as the wiper arm seemed to anchor solidly on the shaft. But upon trying the wiper...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Dec 2002 to 29 Dec 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1486)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 05:57:07 EST
  ...Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > I'm looking for a rear wiper assembly for an '89 GL. Motor and arm... > fully functional, please. >
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 06:26:01 PST
  ...It is possible that you "stripped out" the wiper arms where they attach to the shafts. You can try tightening them with a 10mm...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:33:09 -0500
  ...I used a metric die one size smaller (forget which size) and a new nut has held the new wiper arm fine since then...
• Re: wiper removeal with dash in.
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:36:00 -0500
  ...a new wiper motor as well, which is >very expensive. > >The bearings are located at the base of the wiper arm, where they attach...
• 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: VANAGON digest 12
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 20:38:48 -0400
  ...that the arm is parallel with the body as in figure A below. I did this and found that the wipers moved downward instead...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:48:06 -0400
  ...drooping wiper blade? >My passenger side blade droops down onto the lower windshield seal. >I tried adjusting it outside where the arm mounts to...
• Re: WTB rear wiper assembly
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 06:00:13 EST
  ...a rear wiper assembly for an '89 GL. Motor and arm... > fully functional, please. Andrew, I have the motor and arm in very good...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:43:03 -0700
  If you want to turn on your rear wiper for just one swipe, then push the wiper control arm lightly in to set it...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 16:40:36 PDT
  ...drooping wiper blade? >My passenger side blade droops down onto the lower windshield seal. >I tried adjusting it outside where the arm mounts to...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 21:34:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...66 motors bolt on to the 6V wiper assembly, or does the whole >assembly (motor and arms) bolt in? I dunno. I just know...
• Re: getting and staying bent...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 13:07:10 PST
  So Dan Houg says: > chattering blades is to place the jaws of a cresent wrench on the > flat part of the wiper arm and...