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3rd April 2014, 07:35 PM
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Wiper assembly - urgent help
Had loads of rain here in dorset, and now I have problems with the wipers. Basically the passenger side was juddering at the top end of the movement, and I could see that the scuttle panel was moving as well.
Now the rain has stopped, I have been outside to investigate and the problem is not the blades but the mechanism. The passenger side wiper spindle has loads of play in it. When you pull the arms off the screen you can rock the arm and spindle about, I think the arm is fully attached to the splines. Keep in mind I did remove the nut last weekend to see if I could work out why the cap I bought did not fit. Maybe the nut is not tight enough, but the arm is engaged ok on the splines. I have a feeling the damage has been self inflicted, but I also have a feeling its going to be a pain in the backside to fix (and costly). My dad had a go at the fitting the wiper arm cap after I got a replacement, and tried to tap it into place and this has obviously broken something. Feeling really down now and the D3 is starting to get on my nerves, its just one thing after another. How does the assembly work, I have a feeling I'll be taking the car apart at the weekend. Before doing anything major I am going to remove the cap again and check that the nut is tight and that the arm has just not come loose, although I would have expected it to jump splines if it were loose.
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3rd April 2014, 09:05 PM
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Oh man, I feel for you, this must ends soon.
I've got no idea how it works. My Mrs took over my office for an hour where I've got ETKA and Elsa, but as soon she is off I can jump on my office PC and see if can get you some info, fitting locations, drawings....????
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3rd April 2014, 09:11 PM
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Marcin, I found a picture on ebay of an a8parts one. Looking at that there is not a lot that can go wrong, the spindle causing the problem is the closest in the picture below. I am going to check the wiper arm nut, since I removed it last weekend and maybe its loose I don't know. As long as its not raining in the morning I'll try that before heading to work.
I had a quick look at Etka but the drawing is not that great.
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3rd April 2014, 09:35 PM
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That was my next advice, find a picture of a used one online and see whats there.
I really hope it wont be a complete replacement and it will all go well mate, will keep my fingers crossed Manny 
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3rd April 2014, 09:40 PM
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http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ighlight=wiper
Is this any use? I looks like the Phaeton wipers but hard to tell from photos and they have regular spindle problems. I know they have seperate motors and we have one, but the spindles look the same.
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3rd April 2014, 09:59 PM
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Manny, take the wiper off, give the spindle a good clean with metal brush, wipe it down and make sure it's all clean.
Then pit the nut on and tighten down. I had my A4 arms do the same and it was the nut Past experience with Audi and BMW, it will take a lot of hitting and force to really break it. Unless you're unlucky and the spindle has gone but if you take the cap off and wiggle the arm does the spindle move on it's own?
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