[Vwdiesel] Cold car and windshield wiper issues

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/25/2010 4:59:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
eriklane at gmail.com writes:

> Does anyone have any experience with anything like this? Also, does
> anyone have a digital copy of the wiring diagram for if I get a chance
> to get in there with a meter? I'd like it just in case there are
> problems with not getting the power to the motor, so that I can trace
> down where it's supposed to be coming from.
> 
> This is a 1981 Jetta diesel.
> 
> 

  You probably have two, mechanical issues going on here.  Firstly NEVER 
run 
A1 wipers if the blades are iced in place, it'll strip the insides of the 
arm mounts.
A2's are better but still not good.  
  Pop the nut covers and remove the 10mm (socket size) nuts and washers, 
then pop off your wiper arms.  Get some lube into the pivots, they get 
stiff and 
draggy all on their own so it's a good time to take 5 minutes and get some 
Kroil, 
PB Blaster, even WD-40 into them.  Then reinstall your arms (left and right 
may 
differ, they do on A2).  Get them pushed on well, put on the nuts and 
washers 
then tighten fairly snugly.  
  Your problem was that the arms stuck, there are no splines in the arms 
but 
the tapered splines on the mounts bite into the arm and make their own 
impression.
When the arms can't move, the splines strip and keep moving.  After so many 
of 
these episodes you must replace the arms. 
     Loren