Wiper motor electrical connection

[RedMk2Gti]

Typical Mk1 Wiper problem - slow ....

I removed the wiper motor last night and wanted to test if the spindle can be freed up a bit. Can anyone quickly tell me what are the pin for, too lazy to search biggrin::

31
53
53a
53b
53e

[Jmac]

Ok from memory i know 3 right away mate - 31 is always earth, 53 is from intermittant feed relay and 53a is ign feed, the other 2 not so sure mate but thats a start for ya mate.
CHeers
Jmac

[RedMk2Gti]

Thanks Jmac. That's enough for start, I probe it one by one 2nite

[Bluerex]

I Tried re-building (greasing everything in sight) but in the end the best option is to replace with a salvaged MK3 motor. Loon charged me a modest fee and it went straight in (he included a few inches of the original cable which I spliced colour-to-colour to the original loom). Worked first time and MUCH faster!!

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[RedMk2Gti]

I Tried re-building (greasing everything in sight) but in the end the best option is to replace with a salvaged MK3 motor. Loon charged me a modest fee and it went straight in (he included a few inches of the original cable which I spliced colour-to-colour to the original loom). Worked first time and MUCH faster!!

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How did you mount the motor ? AFAIK, Mk3 motor doesn't have the mounting bracket .
The best option for me is to remove the wiper cos I won't drive the car in wet but it won't pass rego

[Jarred]

Here we go. Couldn't find it before, but it turned up right under my nose in the end.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3465098

it's a DIY from the US of how to make a mk 3 one fit. Pretty straight forward from memory..(I havn't done it, it just looked straight forward..)

[Bluerex]

The other option is just to make up an aluminum strap to stabilise the motor, it will hang off the 3 bolts that attach it to the wiper assembly just fine.

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[Golf Loon]

Yeah I have done heaps of em, its good to replace the 30+ year olf motor with an 8 - 10 year old one