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Driver side wiper going too far

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Replace arm and cinch the nut down

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Try wrapping a few turns of Teflon tape (plumbers tape) around the splines before you replace the arm and cinch the nut down...
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Try wrapping a few turns of Teflon tape (plumbers tape) around the splines before you replace the arm and cinch the nut down...
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I VERY rarely drive my 996 in rain, but a couple of years back, I was in rain and turned on the wipers. I noticed that the driver's side (left) wiper would go further and further to the left each "cycle" until it finally jumped over the windshield and got stuck on the outside of the car. It sucked. I got in back in place, but have since just really avoided driving in the rain (not tough in California). Anyway, going for a drive this week and it is likely to rain. Is this a common issue? Easy fix? Thanks!

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check that the fixing nut is tight. if needed - loosen, reposition and re tighten. #4 in this diagram http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-p...section=904-00

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Perfect, thank you. Got into that and it looks like the part under the arm (not called out in the diagram, but a took a picture) is stripped. I guess I can reassemble and just crank down. But any other ideas to keep this from slipping?

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Try wrapping a few turns of Teflon tape (plumbers tape) around the splines before you replace the arm and cinch the nut down...

POST 5Original post

I have an extra mechanism i can sell u cheap. PM if u want it. Its pretty easy to swap out.

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I had the same thought. Or some Loctite. Thanks for the suggestion.

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