Merkin

if the wipers still move, you can pound the shaft loose

Omega

I had it replaced.

Old Baldy

Just saw this thread. My wipers also are VERY slow and sometimes stop mid-stroke. I believe it's the wiper control arm mechanism under the cowling. I intend to remove the assembly and see if a clean and grease will help, but when I took a look under the cowling, it seems a HELLUVA difficult job to get access to the wiper mechanism. I removed the plastic trim around the battery area to have a quick look-see, and decided this must be a HUGE job to get to the wiper assembly to remove it?

ANY advice/suggestions on what needs to be removed to get this assembly out, or any pointers would be MUCH appreciated!

thx guys!

Oh...it's a B6 S4, if that makes any difference (out of warranty)

Old Baldy

Never mind. I dug into it and replaced the wiper linkage assembly. I also wrote up the procedure here, if anyone's interested...
http://www.euroaddiction.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=2234

Dirt McGirt

He's absolutely right about the bench vice. I mangled the hell out of mine trying to get the driver's side cylinder out, and didn't realize it until I went to put everything back together and I couldn't bolt it back up.... Had I used a proper wrench and vice and not bent it, I never would have had to replace the $250 linkage assembly.

I had pulled it out, smoothed it with a piece of emory cloth wrapped around a wooden dowel and it worked great. Too bad it was bent.

steveracer

I can't get to that site without joining the forum there. Do you have information you can share here?

My Wife's wipers just stopped today, after a slow ride across the windshield and am gonna look at it tomorrow! Timing is everything

2005AUDIS4

I'm having the same problem with my 2005 S4 and was just considering replacing the linkage with this one:

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/200...r_linkage.html

Do people on this forum think that it will solve my slow wiper problem??