[A8] 1998 A8 4.2 quattro

[Rich, Jack]

The dealer if no one else.  You can get wholesale prices from Mac in the wholesale parts department at Clair Audi.  http://www.clairaudi.com/  Tell him you are a member of the Audifans internet group. There are other dealers  who do this also, but I've forgotten who they are as Clair is local to me.  I haven't done this in years, but I assume he is still there and can get you parts.

Jack

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Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [A8] 1998 A8 4.2 quattro


Well it was not the motor. I took out the entire wiper assembly, detached 
the motor and plugged the motor back in and it worked just fine.

It is the wiper arms.  The passenger side swivel it corroded and frozen. I 
tried to get if free, but no go. (I read this article for a reference 
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext54.shtml)

Anyone know a good site for these parts?  I have been googling for about 1 
hour and have found nothing.

-Jon





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 Simple things first is the way to go. Disconnect the motor and check that 
you have 12v there. Then inspect, clean and lube all the linkage. Can't 
hurt to do all that maintenaince while you're in there.
 
If you have 12v, done the clean and lube and still slow, then I vote for 
dirty brushes in the motor. I'm not sure if you can repair or just 
replace.
 
Good Luck - Let us know what you find out.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: R Broberg <rbroberg at wi.rr.com>
To: Rich, Jack <JRich at Kronos.com>; jon_lindgren at netjdl.com; 
a8 at audifans.com
Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:16:32 -0600
Subject: Re: [A8] 1998 A8 4.2 quattro


Simple things first is where I try to start.  Binding bearings, something 
in
the way, worn out brushes.  There are plenty of binding places that can 
hold
the whole thing up.

Roland Broberg
Broberg Engineering-BECO
Delafield. Wisconsin USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich, Jack" <JRich at Kronos.com>
To: <jon_lindgren at netjdl.com>; <a8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:48 PM
Subject: RE: [A8] 1998 A8 4.2 quattro


I'd vote for a bad motor.  Sounds to me like you should check the voltage 
on
the motor, and if OK, then replace the motor.  Certainly you can check 
that
the linkage isn't binding while you do that.  If the voltage is not OK, 
I've
never heard of a wiper control unit, but it sounds like it controls the
voltage.

Jack

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From: a8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
Of jon_lindgren at netjdl.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:15 PM
To: a8 at audifans.com
Subject: [A8] 1998 A8 4.2 quattro


My windshield wipers have really slowed lately.

Any ideas on where to start trouble shooting?  I have done some searching
and have seen things for the wiper motor,  wiper motor linkage? and a
wiper control unit?

I flipped the wipers up off the windshield and the motion is still
slooooow.

Thanks in advance.
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