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| PDXBob |
 Feb 3 2025, 10:02 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 16-May 20 From: Portland Oregon Member No.: 24,272 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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I’m pretty sure I know the answer, but hoping I’m wrong. My wiper motor is operating very, very slowly. I’ve cleaned the arms and all joints but no improvement. So, my question is: can you remove the wiper motor without taking out the gas tank? Car is a 1975 914, I’ve had tank out once, just a lot of work.
Thx, PDXBob |
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| ClayPerrine |
Feb 5 2025, 12:28 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,277 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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Another common cause of slow wipers is the shafts getting corroded where they come up through the cowl. When you pull the wiper assembly, take the shafts out of the frame, then clean them up and lube them.
Water stands in the dimples where the shafts come through the cowl, and it gets down in between the shaft and the frame, rusting the shaft. Then they run slow due to excessive friction. Happens to the 911 guys too. But not quite as bad. |
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PDXBob Why, oh Why Wipers! Feb 3 2025, 10:02 PM
L-Jet914 According to the FSM directions say to remove tank... Feb 3 2025, 11:48 PM mepstein Removing the fuel tank is the easiest part of that... Feb 4 2025, 02:16 AM ConeDodger Ground. Feb 4 2025, 06:26 AM
PDXBob
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Found ??? Feb 4 2025, 03:01 PM fiacra
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Found ???
To put it in long form: y... Feb 4 2025, 06:21 PM ConeDodger
[quote name='PDXBob' post='3190278' date='Feb 4 2... Feb 4 2025, 09:58 PM Eric_Shea When (if) you get there... make sure you remove th... Feb 5 2025, 06:30 PM VaccaRabite Short answer - do anything you can to avoid pullin... Feb 8 2025, 09:06 AM 914werke Another common cause of slow wipers is the shafts... Feb 8 2025, 11:31 AM |
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