'68 Beetle Wiper Motor
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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'68 Beetle Wiper Motor
One thing after another! The wipers now stall about 1/4 way thru their revolution. I can push them along by hand but they stall again.
Does this sound like the motor has gone bad?
Does this sound like the motor has gone bad?
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- hambone
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Thanks Karl. Well I'm probably gonna take it apart, clean it and lube it. We'll see, a rebuilt motor is like $100.00 OUCH.
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- hambone
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Any thoughts on this? A complete assembly for the same price as a rebuilt motor. Aftermarket, but it looks pretty decent actually. A plus would be the new splined shafts replacing those horrid early "clamp style" wiper shafts.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... D989%2D955
There's also this guy on The Samba but it's kinda pricey...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=549641
I just don't want to go through all the trouble of taking apart the original and cleaning/greasing etc. and have it fail again. Installation is sort of a pain (according to Bentley anyway...) but I'll bet the original is better quality than aftermarket. I have never dealt with wiper motors before so I'm sorta stumped.
This is also a good wake-up to lube the motor etc. on the bus soon! Gah.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... D989%2D955
There's also this guy on The Samba but it's kinda pricey...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=549641
I just don't want to go through all the trouble of taking apart the original and cleaning/greasing etc. and have it fail again. Installation is sort of a pain (according to Bentley anyway...) but I'll bet the original is better quality than aftermarket. I have never dealt with wiper motors before so I'm sorta stumped.
This is also a good wake-up to lube the motor etc. on the bus soon! Gah.
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- covelo
- Old School!
- Location: Fairfax, CA
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My bus wipers did this when we first got the bus. Turned out to be a bunch of gunked up "lube" in the mechanism. Once I took it apart, cleaned it, and reassembled it, it was working just fine. (And has been for two-and-a-half years now). Your mileage may vary.
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- hambone
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Ok, maybe I should take it apart first and look before I spend a lot of cash. Thanks, good advice.
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- hambone
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I just don't want the car to be out of service for 2 weeks. If I order the part today it should be in by the end of the week and I can install it and be done (in theory). It's the $150 gamble! If the cleaning doesn't work then it's ANOTHER week of sittin' around. Crap.
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- hambone
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Another good idea. Nothing wrong with having a spare either.
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- hambone
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I ordered the CIP1 assembly. We'll see how it goes.
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- Bookwus
- IAC Addict!
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Hiya Hammy,
While Karl is correct in that the motor may be giving up the ghost, I'd bet that your problem lies in the wiper pivot shafts.
The wiper pivot shaft(s) in a Type 1 should be cleaned and lubricated on a regular basis. This is almost NEVER the case. As a result, dirt, moisture, and assorted crud work their way into the shaft. The net effect is that much restrictive friction is put on the pivot shafts in their threaded housings. This can greatly slow down the wiper action or stop it all together.
A very cheap fix; disassembly, clean, lube, reassembly. Unless the friction has damaged the parts involved.
While Karl is correct in that the motor may be giving up the ghost, I'd bet that your problem lies in the wiper pivot shafts.
The wiper pivot shaft(s) in a Type 1 should be cleaned and lubricated on a regular basis. This is almost NEVER the case. As a result, dirt, moisture, and assorted crud work their way into the shaft. The net effect is that much restrictive friction is put on the pivot shafts in their threaded housings. This can greatly slow down the wiper action or stop it all together.
A very cheap fix; disassembly, clean, lube, reassembly. Unless the friction has damaged the parts involved.
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- hambone
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I guess I'll know more after I get the thing apart. CIP1 says they don't accept returns on electrical items. It would SUCK if all I needed was a cleaning and a lube and then are stuck with parts I don't need. Bleah!
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- hambone
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This will NOT fit on a '68-69 Beetle. The mounting bracket interferes with the motor. A '73 motor is off to the right as opposed to centered, therefore it will not mount properly. Also, the mounting hole on the assembly is 9" off vertically. I'm so tired of vendor claims and aftermarket nonsense, but I guess it's all a lesson.
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Gypsie helped me rebuild the original unit, and it works! Problem turned out to be a frozen wiper shaft, Bookwus had it right. Repainted everything, repacked the gearbox, cleaned the motor, lubed all the linkage and replaced the body grommets. I'll post a couple photos.
Thanks guys! Next time maybe I'll listen?????
Update: CIP1 was good for their word and finally refunded my money even though the part was returned to them with a few scratches after the aborted installation. Although they are slowwwwww they took care of business. They haven't updated their website with the correct vehicle application info though!
Customer Service: A
Time to respond (including delivery): D+
Quality of parts: A
Accuracy of parts description: F
Shipping costs (free): A
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... D989%2D955
Gypsie helped me rebuild the original unit, and it works! Problem turned out to be a frozen wiper shaft, Bookwus had it right. Repainted everything, repacked the gearbox, cleaned the motor, lubed all the linkage and replaced the body grommets. I'll post a couple photos.
Thanks guys! Next time maybe I'll listen?????
Update: CIP1 was good for their word and finally refunded my money even though the part was returned to them with a few scratches after the aborted installation. Although they are slowwwwww they took care of business. They haven't updated their website with the correct vehicle application info though!
Customer Service: A
Time to respond (including delivery): D+
Quality of parts: A
Accuracy of parts description: F
Shipping costs (free): A
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