[Vwdiesel] busted windshield wipers

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Check the nuts that hold the wiper arms onto the posts. These can back off overtime or can even strip the posts.  Hayden

On Nov 29, 2011, at 5:34 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
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