Bad wiper motor, naughty wiper motor

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <960825122041_75363.2524_EHI39-2@CompuServe.COM> Joe Yakubik writes:

> In the attempt to track down and kill the electrical gremlins that infested my
> wiper motor ...
  
> I dismantled the gearing/mechanical part ...

> The relay was next, ...

> The switch?  Nope, ...

> Aha -- the electrical motor itself.  Snip, snip, unsolder, bend, bend.  Hmmm,
> unusual that one brush should be completely worn down and the other okay.  I
> wonder why this little rubber damper/vibration isolator is out of its hole and
> the other two aren't?  
> 
> My snap judgement:  Manufacturing defect -- the motor wasn't exactly aligned in
> case.  The brush on one side wore down, preventing the motor from ever
> signalling the "UP" position ...

I don't know how AoA handle these things.  I _do_ know that Audi (UK) are not 
particularly responsive.  But Audi back in Germany absolutely _love_ to have 
stuff like this sent to them, and respond quite well.  After all, it's not an 
Audi problem but a "Zulieferant" problem, and they use every event as 
ammunition in their negotiations.

> It's a good thing I've got a few wine corks sitting around just waiting to 
> plug up the hole in my rear deck.

No, it's a very bad thing.  Throw away all the corks.  The next time you need a 
cork, you'll just _have_ to open that bottle ... and drink _all_ of it to free 
up that _vital_ cork.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club