intermittent wiper

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linke30
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Post Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:27 pm

hi guys
been reading on the wiki page but cant seem to find what I'm looking for.

so, my intermittent wiper will go up (quite slowly) the stay up for while before returning down again slowly.

is this normal, or do I need to take the motor out and clean it up??

also when first put them on today they were slow in all speed setting and then after a few minuets they picked up and seemed pretty quick.
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Post Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:39 pm

Lift them off the windscreen and run them fast for a while, might be some grease interfering with connection somewhere so I've read.
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Post Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:41 pm

Motor out and clean up as per the Wiki !
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Post Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:35 am

okay thanks for the replies guys. hoping shutthatdoor 's idea works out and saves the hassle!!
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Post Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:05 am

HartgeH27 wrote:Motor out and clean up as per the Wiki !
No short cuts!