can someone please tell me how to get off this list?    Ive tried
unsubscribing and to no avail!

THanks,
NeedaVan

> ----------
> From:         David Katsuki[SMTP:dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM]
> Reply To:     David Katsuki
> Sent:         Thursday, February 04, 1999 10:24 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: RE-The "world's slowest rear wiper" problem
>
> Martin,
>
> I'd bet money on corrosion between the wiper shaft and the bushing.
> I had
> one motor burn out after same symptom (replaced under warrenty), and
> pulled
> and rehab'ed the most recent one on our 87  after it started getting
> very
> slow.   I removed the whole assembly and with WD40 worked the shaft
> out of
> the bushing, then used 600 grit emery cloth to clean the corrosion
> off.
> I let the WD 40 evaporate and then saturated the bushing with oil and
> covered the shaft with light grease.   No problems in three years, but
> I've
> also been very careful to put a drop of oil on the shaft at the
> bushing
> every month since then (you need to remove the arm and pull the
> plastic
> cover off.)
>
> Dave
> 87Wolfsburg
> 90 Westfalia
>
> At 12:34 PM 2/3/99 +0000, Martin Laycock wrote:
> >>Hi Readers:
> >>
> >>My rear wiper is unbelievably slow - it's almost comical!
> >>
>