| Subject: | 99 Intermittent wiper function failure cause. |
| From: | Neil N |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:24:31 -0800 |
Hi all. A lister on thesamba prompted me to look into an issue with my intermittent wiper function. On my '81, I installed a 99 relay into the stock wiper relay position. It worked fine but recently became intermittent. Relay was properly mounted in the OEM fuse block. I'm about 100% certain that cracked solder joints is the issue. Wiggling the "I" pin, I see movement at the solder joint. Image: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j1jJuSqWATs/UvvkphvEAtI/AAAAAAAAIy0/Fi6W10tdyjQ/s640/99%2520relay%2520failure%253F.jpg I'm posting as these relays may be getting harder to find and AFAIK, the one from van-cafe isn't the same type. I'm hoping that reheating these joints will save the relay. Or will we start seeing 99 relays on eBay for $100 ? EG. ;) Neil. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
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