Video is wonderful. My backyard mechanic replaced the transmission but put the wipers on backwards. So now they miss I big spot in front of the driver! The woman that sold me the car, today changed around the blades! She thought that was wrong. Now they are worse drivers blade goes right off the windshield!! So her husband, true VW mechanic said to stop by tomorrow and he would switch them! Looks like I could, if I had the right tool!!
This video was extremely helpful to me. I can't thank you enough It felt so good to fix this on my own without having to pay hundreds of dollars! Thank you very much for your post!!!!
Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com +dmr r
It's a bear for sure, but you have to make your own marks to guide you (a paint marker works nice). The marks act like fake little wipers to help visually guide you in adjusting the park position. Still time consuming though, as you have to plug and power up the assembly and readjust again and again.
Awesome video! My wipers stoped working and I was afraid the motor went. Followed the video and found one of the linkages were seized on the wiper transmission and was able to get it working smoothly again. Saved hundreds of dollars being able to remove it myself rather than a shop replacing everything Thanks so much
+Joe Hough Thank you! We love empowering our customers and showing how to perform DIY auto repairs with our high-quality auto parts. 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Hi Mike, just wanted to say thanks for another great video, ever since I started driving you have saved me so much money on repairs. Great videos from easiest to the hardest I can do without a real mechanic.lol
+Isaiah Miller Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Glad we could help you maintain your vehicle and help save you money! 1aauto.com
Great video on the VW wiper motor. Really helped me get my son's car back together. Even bought the wiper transmission from 1A auto. Great product and great information. Keep it up
Very helpful video, Thanks! Important tip: Wipers will NOT work while the hood is open. I stuck a screwdriver in the latch to override this while struggling to align the linkage with the motor.
Kyle Halpert this saved my life after thinking all the three wiper motors i had were trash.. Put down the hood and magic happened!!!! Thank you soo much this comment is very helpful!!!!
I'll admit I didn't buy the part from you but this video was invaluable to finishing the job in the short time I had. I would add that the wipers will not work with the hood up. The tech does mention to shut the hood before hes tests the wipers but I didn't realize this was due to an interlock and not just out of caution. I thought I somehow shorted the harness for a moment. Imagine my relief when it dawned on me that my hood was still open.
Thanks to 1A Auto Parts and Mike () for this instructive video. Where one has to pay attention: the shown alignment of the transmission (I believe it is called a 'diagonal' alignment in this video, frame 7:15+, silly crib 'passer l'arme à gauche'). This will prevent the wipers from 'cudgeling' the cowl panel. The excenter gearing (conversion of rotation into to and fro motion) cannot push them any further. I did mount the whole transmission in the shown alignment - without any temporary change for ease of handling. A still picture/sketch, say at the bottom of the screen, might have been helpful. (The transmission was for a Golf IV, not a Jetta, some minor differences, no hex key was required, but the alignment part should be universal.) I still remember the wiper motor of a tractor where everything was open (one wiper arm only). Selfsame excenter transmission though. Wiper parking was random at first. Running the wiper motor in interval, without attached wipers, acted as reset. The initial behavior was somewhat akin to what happens if one cuts the motor with the wipers running. The wiper motor 'remembers' the old position on reignition and traverses an extra arc. Once I would have understood. There is no need to mark anything if one mounts the wiper arms (as well as the transmission gear) in parking position (l'arme à gauche). Things will be out of kilter anyhow if the wipers did seize up. The wipers will work without the motor running (even as - most of the time - the window regulators) but the key must be turned. The copper nut which has to be press-screwed into the toothed spindle of the wiper motor can work itself loose again. It is sometimes hard to judge how much tightening will be required. Insight: car makers use copper parts (another example would be the oil sump washer) very much like the military. A rifled gun barrel imparts spin on the copper casings of the ammunition by biting in. Where the parallel breaks down: there is no such thing as an 'ammo puller' or 'penetrating ammo oil' if something is stuck - or so I hope. (A modified 'plumber's garrote' - or whatever it is called - was unequal to the task. One more purchase.) The cowl panel is very much a click on part. One should think Lego and pry off the front or back edge slightly before pushing. Contrary to appearances, it is not glued to the windscreen. The fit is not quite as good as before (16 year old car). Warped plastic and a hairline crack between windscreen and cowl. Not sure about sealing.
@@1dlb make sure you take the center mounting bracket off. I forgot this step and made the job way harder than it needed to be. Thought I was going to break the windshield for sure.
Great video. I followed your instructions and completed the job. Unfortunately, the 1A part failed, so I'm doing the job again. I was worried when you put that socket wrench on the car battery so close to the terminals. Yikes! But seriously, well done video.
1A Auto Parts It’s already taken care of! 1A Auto Parts immediately sent out a free replacement as soon as I emailed them, yesterday. Very good customer service. And it was the part that was faulty, not 1A. It had a manufacturing defect. So, I’m a big fan.
Very professional :D Does it happen to be completely identical process for Golf MK6 2011 or there are some tiny differences? My wipers are moving very slowly or even stuck at half so I think my linkage is not so healthy anymore.
+Anders Thorup Thanks for watching. We carry the wiper transmission shown in this video on our website with free shipping. Here's a link to them, if anyone would like to see what we have to offer. www.1aauto.com/volkswagen-windshield-wiper-transmission-linkage/i/1awwt00135?CZcams&CTA%20Comment&ATony
Followed your instructions, but for some reason when I push switch down, my wipers go up and stay there. If I push it down again, they go back down. If I position switch on upper position, they just go up and stay there. Can't get them to go up and back down on their own. Could you help me figure this out please?
So do you just keep adjusting different positions hoping you will find the start position. I think the blades were frozen to windshield when my Dwight tried to use them and completely messed up start position so blades stop in middle of windshield.
Hi, i am driving seat, i think the process is the same for both cars, i have one question, recently the windscreen was changed, before when i turned off the ignition the wipers went up a little, so called alternating park position. After the windscreen change the system does not work properly, it lives its own live now, sometimes it works sometimes not. Any suggestions ? Thanks
So what do you do when the wipers just click but don't turn? I followed the directions exactly twice, but the wipers won't turn, I just hear a clicking sound.
Hello- I recently purchased this Transmission Linkage for our 08 Jetta. I followed your video to a T, however I'm having an issue. When the wipers are on, the left wiper (drivers side) does not wipe all the way to the left. It will come about 2/3 of the way over. I've watched your video over and over and have actually took everything back apart and reassembled but have had no luck. I thought by ensuring that the wipers were in the stopped (parked) position prior to bolting the wiper arms down would do the trick, but no luck. Please help!
1A Auto Parts it is a 2014 Jetta TDI. And the procedure is slightly different from your example. However I took it apart but I think the wiper motor and transmission (linkage) is ok. I think the issue is the the wiper blade arm. The wiper transmission stud seems to have stripped off the gears from the wiper blade arm. I'm about to put it back together to test just the motor and transmission without the blades attached. Initially the issue was a that the wipers get stuck and a buzzing grinding noise is heard while they remain in the same position.. I may be wrong here but I'll test it out soon without the wiper blades on. I'll update.
Guys, I just replaced the wiper transmission on my 07 Torrent. The passenger arm works great but the drivers side arm tries to go down when the passenger side goes up...any suggestions?
+busyend We do not have a way of being able to diagnose the issue that you are experiencing with your vehicle but suggest taking it to a local mechanic for a proper diagnosis.
+kumbackquatsta No, this is just the procedure for the Jetta, Golf or GTI. Unfortunately we don't currently have a video for the passat. But we'll keep it in mind for future repairs! Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
+Shakey Perspective Thanks for your inquiry! We don't currently carry the motor, however, we do carry the transmission as long as we can confirm fitment with your vehicle's VIN. If you are in need of this, please call us at 888-844-3393. 1aauto.com
@@1AAuto Thanks for your reply. It appears that this motor is hard to find. Any reputable sources that would recommend? In regards to the transmission, can you please confirm that it will fit - 3VWRM71K48M107630. Thanks, I look forward to hearing from you.
+Charles Miller We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
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I realize Im quite off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream new series online?
Made removing and installing the assembled linkage a breeze! Could not be more grateful for this DIY.
Mine was so badly seized up on one side that I gave up trying to refurbish it. Had to buy a new part and this video was helpful.
Video is wonderful.
My backyard mechanic replaced the transmission but put the wipers on backwards. So now they miss I big spot in front of the driver!
The woman that sold me the car, today changed around the blades! She thought that was wrong.
Now they are worse drivers blade goes right off the windshield!!
So her husband, true VW mechanic said to stop by tomorrow and he would switch them!
Looks like I could, if I had the right tool!!
Quoted £300 to do this by the garage, bought the mechanism for £20, followed your video and done in under an hour! Thanks so much!
+Dominic Clarke Thanks for checking us out. We're happy to hear that our auto repair video has helped you out. 1aauto.com
This video was extremely helpful to me. I can't thank you enough It felt so good to fix this on my own without having to pay hundreds of dollars! Thank you very much for your post!!!!
Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com +dmr r
Great video. Helped me get my wipers working again for less then 100$
Thanks for the video. The main issue I had with my 12 gli is there’s no rest to know you got the right alignment. Trail and error sadly
Same issue with my 2012 Jetta - it’s almost impossible to get the correct wiper positioning- this repair was a nightmare for me.
It's a bear for sure, but you have to make your own marks to guide you (a paint marker works nice). The marks act like fake little wipers to help visually guide you in adjusting the park position. Still time consuming though, as you have to plug and power up the assembly and readjust again and again.
Awesome video! My wipers stoped working and I was afraid the motor went. Followed the video and found one of the linkages were seized on the wiper transmission and was able to get it working smoothly again. Saved hundreds of dollars being able to remove it myself rather than a shop replacing everything
Thanks so much
+Joe Hough Thank you! We love empowering our customers and showing how to perform DIY auto repairs with our high-quality auto parts. 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Hi Mike, just wanted to say thanks for another great video, ever since I started driving you have saved me so much money on repairs. Great videos from easiest to the hardest I can do without a real mechanic.lol
+Isaiah Miller Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Glad we could help you maintain your vehicle and help save you money! 1aauto.com
Great video on the VW wiper motor. Really helped me get my son's car back together. Even bought the wiper transmission from 1A auto. Great product and great information. Keep it up
Very helpful video, Thanks!
Important tip: Wipers will NOT work while the hood is open. I stuck a screwdriver in the latch to override this while struggling to align the linkage with the motor.
Kyle Halpert this saved my life after thinking all the three wiper motors i had were trash.. Put down the hood and magic happened!!!! Thank you soo much this comment is very helpful!!!!
Thanks for checking us out. 1aauto.com +Kyle Halpert
Thanks for that tip!!
I'll admit I didn't buy the part from you but this video was invaluable to finishing the job in the short time I had.
I would add that the wipers will not work with the hood up. The tech does mention to shut the hood before hes tests the wipers but I didn't realize this was due to an interlock and not just out of caution. I thought I somehow shorted the harness for a moment. Imagine my relief when it dawned on me that my hood was still open.
I got ASMR from this
Thanks to 1A Auto Parts and Mike () for this instructive video.
Where one has to pay attention: the shown alignment of the transmission (I believe it is called a 'diagonal' alignment in this video, frame 7:15+, silly crib 'passer l'arme à gauche'). This will prevent the wipers from 'cudgeling' the cowl panel. The excenter gearing (conversion of rotation into to and fro motion) cannot push them any further. I did mount the whole transmission in the shown alignment - without any temporary change for ease of handling. A still picture/sketch, say at the bottom of the screen, might have been helpful. (The transmission was for a Golf IV, not a Jetta, some minor differences, no hex key was required, but the alignment part should be universal.)
I still remember the wiper motor of a tractor where everything was open (one wiper arm only). Selfsame excenter transmission though.
Wiper parking was random at first. Running the wiper motor in interval, without attached wipers, acted as reset. The initial behavior was somewhat akin to what happens if one cuts the motor with the wipers running. The wiper motor 'remembers' the old position on reignition and traverses an extra arc. Once I would have understood.
There is no need to mark anything if one mounts the wiper arms (as well as the transmission gear) in parking position (l'arme à gauche). Things will be out of kilter anyhow if the wipers did seize up.
The wipers will work without the motor running (even as - most of the time - the window regulators) but the key must be turned.
The copper nut which has to be press-screwed into the toothed spindle of the wiper motor can work itself loose again. It is sometimes hard to judge how much tightening will be required.
Insight: car makers use copper parts (another example would be the oil sump washer) very much like the military. A rifled gun barrel imparts spin on the copper casings of the ammunition by biting in. Where the parallel breaks down: there is no such thing as an 'ammo puller' or 'penetrating ammo oil' if something is stuck - or so I hope.
(A modified 'plumber's garrote' - or whatever it is called - was unequal to the task. One more purchase.)
The cowl panel is very much a click on part. One should think Lego and pry off the front or back edge slightly before pushing. Contrary to appearances, it is not glued to the windscreen. The fit is not quite as good as before (16 year old car). Warped plastic and a hairline crack between windscreen and cowl. Not sure about sealing.
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Well done ! Easy to understand, very clear . Thank you for this video.
+Sylvain Rousseau Thank you very much!
Bought your part and did the repair , thanks for the instructions.
+William Wallace We're glad the video helped you out. Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
7:10 that part isn’t NEARLY as simple as you make it seem.
I'm about to do mine - I'm sure I'll be swearing a lot - its always easy on these video's
@@1dlb make sure you take the center mounting bracket off. I forgot this step and made the job way harder than it needed to be. Thought I was going to break the windshield for sure.
Great video. I followed your instructions and completed the job. Unfortunately, the 1A part failed, so I'm doing the job again. I was worried when you put that socket wrench on the car battery so close to the terminals. Yikes! But seriously, well done video.
+David Borger Thank you for your feedback! If you contact us directly we would be more than happy to assist you.
1A Auto Parts It’s already taken care of! 1A Auto Parts immediately sent out a free replacement as soon as I emailed them, yesterday. Very good customer service. And it was the part that was faulty, not 1A. It had a manufacturing defect. So, I’m a big fan.
Is it possible you have the hose backwards, so both ends are opposite threaded as manual states?
Very professional :D Does it happen to be completely identical process for Golf MK6 2011 or there are some tiny differences? My wipers are moving very slowly or even stuck at half so I think my linkage is not so healthy anymore.
Did the repair following the instructions in your video :-) worked perfect :-)
+Anders Thorup Thanks for watching. We carry the wiper transmission shown in this video on our website with free shipping. Here's a link to them, if anyone would like to see what we have to offer. www.1aauto.com/volkswagen-windshield-wiper-transmission-linkage/i/1awwt00135?CZcams&CTA%20Comment&ATony
When you removed plastic it seems easy. My one is very stuck. Any advice how to remove this without breaking it?
Thanks for the instruction. Video is wonderful
+elpe16 Thanks for checking us out!
is this application for the 2008 VW jetta wolfburg too. Because I did not see the pump in the front end of car and the resivior is by the winshield.
Followed your instructions, but for some reason when I push switch down, my wipers go up and stay there. If I push it down again, they go back down. If I position switch on upper position, they just go up and stay there. Can't get them to go up and back down on their own. Could you help me figure this out please?
I Haven the same issue, did You fix IT?
do you think this are the same steps to fix the wiper transmission on a 2006 vw touareg?
I have a 2011 jetta there is no break on the plate to position the motor arm against.
So do you just keep adjusting different positions hoping you will find the start position. I think the blades were frozen to windshield when my Dwight tried to use them and completely messed up start position so blades stop in middle of windshield.
Hi, i am driving seat, i think the process is the same for both cars, i have one question, recently the windscreen was changed, before when i turned off the ignition the wipers went up a little, so called alternating park position. After the windscreen change the system does not work properly, it lives its own live now, sometimes it works sometimes not.
Any suggestions ? Thanks
Excellent video!
Petteri Koskinen Thanks for watching. We're glad you liked it. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
So what do you do when the wipers just click but don't turn? I followed the directions exactly twice, but the wipers won't turn, I just hear a clicking sound.
Hello- I recently purchased this Transmission Linkage for our 08 Jetta. I followed your video to a T, however I'm having an issue. When the wipers are on, the left wiper (drivers side) does not wipe all the way to the left. It will come about 2/3 of the way over. I've watched your video over and over and have actually took everything back apart and reassembled but have had no luck. I thought by ensuring that the wipers were in the stopped (parked) position prior to bolting the wiper arms down would do the trick, but no luck. Please help!
how did you finally solved this issue? I have the same :(
Hello, would it be the same for a Golf MK5? Great video by the way.
monz87 can confirm, I have a gold MK5 and they’re all the same
Hi Mike, will this procedure work on a MK6? Thanks!
+Velimir Lazarevic What year is your Volkswagen Golf, these fit the 2010-2013 Model year range. Hope this helps you out goo.gl/TKfFAU
1A Auto Parts it is a 2014 Jetta TDI. And the procedure is slightly different from your example. However I took it apart but I think the wiper motor and transmission (linkage) is ok. I think the issue is the the wiper blade arm. The wiper transmission stud seems to have stripped off the gears from the wiper blade arm. I'm about to put it back together to test just the motor and transmission without the blades attached. Initially the issue was a that the wipers get stuck and a buzzing grinding noise is heard while they remain in the same position.. I may be wrong here but I'll test it out soon without the wiper blades on. I'll update.
The video was very good, but I am having trouble removing the old linkage screw from the motor. Any suggestions.
Can you go over the same repair for Tiguan?
+Vuk Blagojević We're always cycling through common cars. We'll add this repair to our list! 1AAuto.com
Guys, I just replaced the wiper transmission on my 07 Torrent. The passenger arm works great but the drivers side arm tries to go down when the passenger side goes up...any suggestions?
+busyend We do not have a way of being able to diagnose the issue that you are experiencing with your vehicle but suggest taking it to a local mechanic for a proper diagnosis.
Tighten the bolt on the wiper arm
Hey mike do you guys sell the plate that holds the stoppers ?
+mike menniti We currently do not carry that particular replacement part. Thank you for asking.
is this the same for a passat of the same model years?
+kumbackquatsta No, this is just the procedure for the Jetta, Golf or GTI. Unfortunately we don't currently have a video for the passat. But we'll keep it in mind for future repairs! Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
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Do you guys sell the Wiper Motor for an 08 Volkswagen Jetta?
+Shakey Perspective Thanks for your inquiry! We don't currently carry the motor, however, we do carry the transmission as long as we can confirm fitment with your vehicle's VIN. If you are in need of this, please call us at 888-844-3393. 1aauto.com
@@1AAuto Thanks for your reply. It appears that this motor is hard to find. Any reputable sources that would recommend? In regards to the transmission, can you please confirm that it will fit - 3VWRM71K48M107630. Thanks, I look forward to hearing from you.
dude i can not get this thing out
next time could you film the actual removal without your arm in the way? the key 3 seconds of video I needed and all I can see is your arm.
You think this would be applicable to a 2008 VW Eos?
+Charles Miller We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c