[928uk] Wiper stalk gone a bit wobbly

[Paul R Smith]

Probably there is some grease in the mechanism which has dried out and 
become stiff, which has then softened with warmth.

What you want is something in an aerosol which will wash out the old 
grease, lubricate the mechanism and not act as an insulator on the 
contacts. Maybe brake cleaner followed by "electrical contact grease". 
Do not use carb cleaner, that will dissolve lots of types of plastic.

Note, the above could leave you with a switch that doesn't work at all, 
it's not a recommendation, just ideas.

Smiffy


On 23/01/2025 19:37, Peter Wedlake via 928uk wrote:

Hi

Something strange has happened, the whole indicator unit has been indoors in the warm today and the wiper function now appears to be working ok. It had been on the car in the cold outside so perhaps that had something to do with it.

Cheers
Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: 928uk<928uk-bounces at lists.928.org.uk>  On Behalf Of Richard Armstrong via 928uk
Sent: 23 January 2025 10:34 AM
To:928uk at lists.928.org.uk
Subject: Re: [928uk] Wiper stalk gone a bit wobbly

Hi Peter.
They do that sir!
   it could well be that part of the stalk inside the housing is broken.
Also doed/did the stalk self centre? Th tab which facilitates this wears and self centering stops working. I have had some new parts 3d printed - I have sent a few out for people to try and had no feedback that they have failed so I can only assume that they work fine.
You can drill the rivets out and replace them with self tappers, however the unit has many fine springs and some ball bearings so you need to be very careful, take pictures and dismanlte it in a lrge bicuit tin!
If you don't feel capable send it to me and I will do it

Regards
Richard

On 23/01/2025 10:22, Peter Wedlake via 928uk wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I've found my wiper stalk has gone a bit wobbly and wont properly
> return to its home position, Is there any sort of fix for this ? There
> appears to be a few brass rivets holding it all together, will I get
> in to a world of pain if I drill these out to see how it all works..
> Or has anyone got a replacement indicator assembly ?
>
> Cheers
> Pete
> 1990 S4 Auto
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