Audi A3 Rear Wiper Stuck In Middle

This article applies to the audi a4 avant q5 and q7 1994 present.

Audi a3 rear wiper stuck in middle. Joined feb 24 2013 42 posts. 1 7 of 7 posts. This morning it would work intermittently when i pushed the stalk back sometimes it would do one full cycle sometimes it would do half a turn sometimes it would stop halfway along the rear windscreen and sometimes there d be no response at all washer jet seems to be working fine. This is what i used sealey vs3802 ball joint removal tool 28 55mm 26 19 ex vat it s a balljoint removal tool intended for large balljoints on things like landrovers i acquired mine in my days of working on landrovers.

While it isn t a technical glitch or mechanical problem it is of major annoyance when the rear wiper gets stuck on and for all the trouble in the world there seems to be no way to turn it off. When you turn the ignition on it usually starts the rear wiper even when the switch is not touched. Hi i ve got an 04 a3 2 0 tdi and have a problem with the rear wiper. Cheapest place i got a motor from was lincoln audi on ebay 95 but that was an 8p motor.

I had exactly this problem on my a4 avant which i assume may use exactly the same part. Jump to latest. Replacing it is pretty straight forward and as you say prevention is better than cure you dont want your alarm and electrics in the boot lock to start failing. I see many audis on the road with this same condition ie with the rear wiper stuck halfway across the screen.

Pop into your local 4x4 specialist and borrow one. If you get totally stuck then i could of course post it down to you as long as you pay postage and return it of course. Petro canada touch wash this never happened to my previous cars. Rear wiper arm stuck.

My wifes 2005 audi a3 sportback has developed a rear wiper problem. Discussion starter 1 jul 25 2015. Audi a3 54 plate new wiper motor fitted by dealer six months ago wipers have stopped audi checked out and said wiper motor ok un sure what fault is rear wipers work ok the problem is in the wiper switch assembly itself.