Windscreen Wiper Motor Question Please.....

booboo

booboo

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Hi all
My wiper arm has failed at the base where it connects to the wiper motor via the 2 spindles. The alloy seems to have cracked, obviously I need to replace the arm (anyone got or know where I can get a replacement arm , the later, single floppy wiiper type?), my main question though is this;
The wiper motor has two spindles for the wiper arm to attach to but only one appears to actually turn ,powered from the motor,the other one seems to just 'free coast' when turned by hand, is this correct?

Should both spindles be driven by the motor or just one?

Any help would be gratefully recieved because I know from experience, removing the wiper motor can be a real b****r (scuse my french)
 
South Hereford Audi will be the cheapest place to buy, but don't rule out Stoke Audi either.

Get the new style arm - so much better than the earlier sort.

You are right, only one spindle is driven (the larger one), the other acts as a pivot, around which the 2 parts of the main arm rotate, giving the full range of wiper coverage.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Thats great news, only a new arm to fit then, many thanks Mike, you are a mine of information, my A2 is so reliable (even with 137k on the clock) that I rarely have to post a question but when I do, invariably, you come up with the goods.
 
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