DOn't waste your time. If they have sat for a long time you can expect them to be slow, due to crud in the mechanical systems. Once it is run for some time, and the windshield has water on it they will move much faster. You can try pulling them all the way off the windshield and running them like this for a few minutes. Eric Skip Madden wrote: >I just bot an '84 westfalia full camper. Compared to any other car I've >driven in the past decade the front wipers are pathetic. They have 2 speeds-- slow >and slower. OK in a drizzle, marginal in rain and, I'm sure, hopeless in snow. >VW tells me that there has been no upgrade for the motor installed 19 yrs >ago. I've searched the archives but find no discussion of this subject. I'd be >happy to replace the wiper motor if it'd be an improvement, but my gut tells me >that just putting another '84 motor isn't the right solution. There's gotta be >a better way to go. Can anyone help?--Skip > > > > |
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