What I do is spray suspect areas with silicone lubricant spray, which
is only a temporary fix. But it helps isolate exactly where breakages
are.

-- Gnarlie

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> My intermittent wiper relay failed recently. (it truly became intermittent!)
> Two solder joints had cracked. Reheating the joint brought the relay
> back to life.
>
> I see a semiconductor in the flasher relay (also used by turn signals)
> Maybe this relay has solder joints? If so....
>
> Blinkers on, push sideways or fore/aft at each wire to flasher relay.
> Doing so moves the spade on relay which in turn can
> "force" a cracked solder joint to make contact.
>
> Image of what I mean. (cracked solder joints on my wiper relay):
>
> http://tinyurl.com/l4qdq26
>
> Neil.
>
> On 5/1/14, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I had finally given up on getting my turn signal indicator to work in my 83
>> westy. I have done everything I could possibly think of to it over the last
>> year or so that it didn't work, which is particularly bothersome on this
>> car as it is the ONLY thing that doesnt work and you'd think it would be
>> simple.
>
>
>
> --
> 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