[Vwdiesel] busted windshield wipers

[Roger Brown]

On 11/29/2011 3:34 PM, Chris Jude wrote:
> folks,
>
> this morning, on a dark and rainy morning, my wipers on my 85 VW jetta
> began to quit working.  First the passenger one quit moving, while the
> drivers side performed well.  Then the drivers side began to stop moving as
> well.  The wiper would catch occasionally,  but mostly would just jitter a
> couple centimeters either way.  When I got to work I took a quick look
> under the hood and the motor seemed to be functioning properly, and the
> rotating arm was moving.  Any ideas on where to look next, and if this is a
> common problem, what to do about it?
>
> thanks,
> chris jude
> 1985 VW Jetta diesel

Either the retaining nuts on the studs (under the caps on the wiper arms) are loose or the 
splines inside the wiper arms have stripped out.


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   Roger