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

[ClayPerrine]

Normally there are two causes for slow wipers. To fix either require pulling the wiper assembly out of the car. And to do that, you have to pull the fresh air blower. That in itself is a task. But there are threads on here that cover it.


The two causes are:

1. Rusted shafts on the wiper frame. Water builds up in the wells where the wiper shafts come through the cowl. So the water drips down the shaft and causes rust on the shafts. That slows down the wipers. To fix it, you have to pull the shafts out of the wiper frame, and clean the rust off of them.

2. The motor is tired. All you can do there is replace the wiper motor.


Hope that helps.

Clay