Re: New ride & Stupid winshield washers/airfoil

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Brooks Ellis <brooks@frii.com>
To: quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, June 20, 1998 11:05 AM
Subject: New ride & Stupid winshield washers/airfoil


>
>I've got a 'new' 89 1/2 200 Q, from fellow lister Alex Chernushin; it's in
>great shape, but there are a few little things I want to tweak/fix.
>
>
>Augh! I get full pressure spray on the passenger side, and it's great for
>that side. (I guess if I had a right hand drive, I'd be set) On the
>drivers' side, I get one nozzle that sprays well, but the spray is blocked
>by the stupid 'airfoil', or whatever that little wing is on the drivers
>side wiper. The other nozzle is anorexic, and can't crank out enough flow
>to help anyone out.
>
>I want to pull the sprayer apart, and give it a brooks-cleaning, but I
>can't see how to pull the bottom (engine bay) part away from the top part
>(the sprayer), and am hindered by the wires that heat the nozzle (cold
>weather package), I don't want to hurt the little things, but this is
>getting really obnoxious. Especially now that it's bug season, and they are
>attracted to my winshield like a frat boy at a party is attracted to a
>drunk sophmore sorority girl.
>
>I pulled the 'wing' off of my '90 100, and it didn't seem to have problems,
>but I don't want to rip the wing off of this one if it serves some
>important function.
>
>- what is the 'wing' for, and will I go to hell if I remove it?
>- how can I pull apart the nozzle assembly without breaking anything, and
>get it re-assembled so it functions?
>
>brooks
>(I did try a needle/pin to clear it, but that didn't work)

Hi Brooks;

    The aerofoil "wing" loads the wiper against the windshield and keeps it
on the glass at high speed.

    I was irritated at the way the washer jets hit the aerofoil at first,
but you can actually use this to improve windshield washing. With the right
timing, the washer jet deflecting off the aerofoil sprays over the entire
driver's side glass surface and gives a better wash job than the direct jet
alone. Works great! Another Audi innovation!

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  254k km