As I recall there is a circlip on the shaft on the outside of the van.  I
assume you have removed the wiper arm and the nuts that hold the shaft
bearing to the van body, so look closely there and you should see a small
circlip.  Mine is an '84, but should be the same.  I removed mine while
trying to lubricate the shaft and it just dropped into the area behind the
dash, causing me great difficulty getting it back together.

Bill Knight
Raleigh, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Louis Rumanes
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 10:35 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Wiper Shaft Replacement?

Hi,

I have a broken driver's side wiper shaft on my 89 westy.  I can get at
it by taking out the instrument panel, but haven't been able to pop the
shaft off the linkage.  Is there a way to do this without removing the
dash?  If not, does anyone have any tips on dash removal, and drilling
out the shear bolts?

Thanks,

Louis Rumanes