Wipers slow Options

[peteinjp]

I will make another post to introduce myself but I’ve been fortunate enough to purchase a very special 914 that you may know from their forum as “Snoopy” this is my first question for the 914.

I’m shipping a car next week been (delivered to the dock and on the way) I noticed that the wipers are moving very slowly. When the car arrives I’ll probably need to drive it and there’s a good possibility that it’s raining. Any thoughts on the culprit and a list of tools needed would be much appreciated!

Pete

[peteinjp]

Thanks for the tips. I had been using them on the trip from Portland up to Seattle and they were working fine. A couple of days later I went needed them again and they were barely moving. The first half stroke seems about normal then they slow way down- barely moving. And I didn't want to run them like that for fear of straining/damaging the motor. The car has been assembled recently enough that I doubt rust is the issue but on the other hand this is probably the first time the car has seen rain since the rebuild.

It did occur to me that there might not be enough rain to lubricate the windshield surface- but even when it came down harder I had the same problem.

I'll look into what it takes to pull the fresh air box etc. and be prepared to do so. I'll try the easy stuff first of course. Doug did add a little WD40 to the blades originally. Maybe adding a bit more would help.

Ant tips of removal much appreciated!

Thanks,

Pete