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Joe galuoppo (Joeg)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 09, 2001 - 7:14 am: | |
As I recall the motor is located in the left front wheel well. Take the tire off and remove the access panel/back of the wheel well. You will also find a hard to replace radiator hose here running through your running boards. I discovered the motor by accident while replacing all my hoses. And it just so happens that a couple of weeks ago I had a turn signal failure and along with my slowly responding headlights I decided it was time to clean the contacts in the steering wheel. It takes a special tool to get the round nut off behind the wheel of which I made one. Sam is right, it is tricky taking apart and re-assembling the switches. look at it VERY closely before dimantling for the small ball bearing will fly out like a shot!!! It's easy to loose! An ink eraser on a pen does a great job of cleaning the contacts once apart. The biggest pain was reinstalling the ball bearing under the springs pressure.It took me about 2 hours. Everything works like new now! Good luck! |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Friday, April 27, 2001 - 1:16 pm: | |
Matt,
Pray it is not the combination switch on the steering column, you need the dexterity of a surgeon (isn't that what we all are really anyway?) to fix that item and the plastic on that switch is in its lasts years.
I had a problem and it was the switch not the motor. There are a lot of electrical things going on with the wiper, that controls speed , delay and wiper/washer operation. Sorry I couldn't help, but if it is the switch. let me know |
Matt Wicks (Mattw)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2001 - 5:08 pm: | |
Wondering if anyone has worked on a windshield wiper motor for a 308 gtsi. Mine does not work and it looks like a bugger to get to any help would be great.
Thanks |
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