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Date:         Thu, 4 Feb 1999 10:29:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Bredt Petka <BPetka@SOFTMART.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bredt Petka <BPetka@SOFTMART.COM>
Subject:      Re: RE-The "world's slowest rear wiper" problem
Comments: To: David Katsuki <dkatsuki@WORLD.STD.COM>
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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! > >> >


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