Windscreen Wiper Failure

[YorkshireBloke]

Hi All,

It had to come... the fault that keeps my A8 off the road...

After obsessing about the gearbox, becoming expert on belt/water-pump/suspension/steering rack I have a fault with the windscreen wipers!

The wipers failed in the vertical position, pointing bang up to the sky, not any problem before, although I had adjusted the rate of the intermittent wipe (surely a coincidence???).

I was driving and pulled over, moving the wipers down to the park position. There was no play, graunching noises or resistance of any kind.

When I bought the car I noticed a slight mark on the black trim around the windscreen and assumed that there had been an adjustment problem at some time.

Any how, where should I start to look? I guess an electrical fault should be the first place to look; yes??

Tips appreciated!

Robert