Ahhh.... ok. Thanks for that. Makes sense.
Lazy PO !    ;)

Motor still works. I lubed what I could see with thickish chain lube spray.

Along with fuse thought, you'd think the splined shaft holding wiper arm
in place would strip first.   ;)

Neil.

On 5/18/16, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I think what happens is that in the winter, there is snow and ice on the
> back hatch and the rear wiper and someone tries to use it to clear that.  I
> have seen the wiper motor itself with a burn spot on it.  You would think
> it would just blow a fuse rather than do this kind of damage.  Is the motor
> still good or toast?
>
> Ken
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Image of rear window wiper connector: http://tinyurl.com/jd2q4w3

--
Neil n

Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>

1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>

1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>

Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>