lincolnimp63

Gregers Thank you for kind offer. My post wasn't clear but I have had pulley replaced a while ago at VW garage(ford won't fit pulley wheel alone!!!) Costly but sorted! :blink: Would liked to have saved on the labour but without the tools decided it had to go in. Cheers all the same and nice to know there are still people willing to share.

Just wanted to add weight to Chris's diagnosis. My Mk 2 tdi developed steering judder and I feared steering pump but after reading the forums went for a replacement alternator pulley after following a thread somewhere which suggested carefully trying to turn the alternator blades (through the alternator housing) with a small screw driver. The clutch if it is working will allow you to turn blades one way but not the other. If seized they will not want to move in either direction. Good luck

Thanks Susuki, Just wanted some reassurance I hadn't introduced another problem along the way. I'm suspecting they were too stiff before to bother moving before so when they stop I'll presume its time to get the tools out again! lol :angry2:

Just to prove it here it is all back together but would just like reassurance about the ignition on wiper small lift from park thing if anyone has any ideas would be most grateful. Cheers

Pic of dodgy pin Dodgy sleeve Mechanism hopefully in the correct park position

Before I go just remembered something thats puzzling me. Generally all good now but noticed a particular characteristic which I don't recall seeing before. When ignition is turned on the wipers lift slightly from the Parked position.:o Have only just completed overhaul so this may be a result of the extra freedom the mechanism has now but wondering if this is normal behaviour for Mk 2 tdi. ;) The only way I get the arms to return to fully parked is to switch on wipers then turn them off. They then fully park. However, if ignition is turned off and then on again they lift slightly and so on and so on??? :o Anyone else have this on their Galaxy?

First post so hi. Firstly, a huge thank you for everyone's tips and advice on this thread. Our 52 plate Galaxy wipers developed the incomplete sweep symptom about two weeks ago and very quickly deteriorated. Initially I thought this must be another trip to Garage, suspecting a scary bill. Thankfully I took a few minutes on t'internet really just to get an idea of how scary the bill would be. Expecting to find stuff about wiper motors failing or something equally terminal. Soooooo pleased I looked as I found this thread and although I wished I had read it completely to pick up ALL the great tips, I have nevertheless now managed to refurbish the scabby pivots (over about 15 Hours). Not the most impressive time but I was hampered by rain and a tendency to want to clean everything I touched and those hard to reach areas as I went along and took a few photo's along the way for good measure. Things that went well 1. Saved mega bucks by avoiding the Garage. 2. Now I know how to fix it should similar occur again. 3. Pollen filter changed (soooo much easier whilst everything out of the way). Things that didn't go so well 1. Didn't read whole thread until I'd finished 2. Because of 1. I failed to photograph position of "Parked" mechanism, Doh!! 3. Although I understood the need to allow motor to Park, I didn't realise the "Parked" position was soooo far to the left when facing the front of engine bay so reset arms three times in what I thought was the optimum position/angle for leverage. Eventually I decided the wiper motor knew best and the rest is history. This stubborness on my part could have cost me but for the fact I, dare I say it, forgot to tighten the offside wiper arm nut so when I turned the ignition the motor parked with only loosly throwing the drivers wiper arm over the engine bay, oooops! 4. Although I cleaned pivots well in hindsight I might have been a little more robust where chrome had been lost and perhaps used more than just rags to clean out the inside of sleeves. That being said, they do now work dare I say like new and I have resolved that I will revisit this job at the first sign of sluggishness. 5. One of the shims (drivers side) was very distorted and I felt it created too much tension when I fitted C clip so only fitted one. Hoping this wasn't a mistake. Lessons learnt 1. Have camera at ready from start and photograph more than you think you need just in case. 2. Try to do it in the dry! 3. Have pollen filter on the shelf before starting job! 4. I decided on Universal grease (wheel bearing stuff) after initially putting on copper slip before changing my mind. My rationale for this, and let me say firstly I am not an engineer, was that I felt that copperslip was intended as antiseize on components with generally none or only very small movements, traditionally Caliper pins came to my mind. So as in this country we spend long periods behind the wheel in rain I figured these pins are spinning backwards and forwards for quite some time and given that wheel bearings do well on the bearing grease decided it would be the way to go. Time will tell of course!! 5. Take care not to drop anything in bay. 6. Silicone spray on the rubber seal below scuttle helps with refitting. 7. Remove top of airfilter and intake hose using mulgrips to squeeze huge sprung pipe clips. 8. Remove two bolts securing coolant header to gain movement and a little space. 9. Don't try to refurbish mechanism on the lounge floor......., only joking!! Good luck to all those that have yet to embark on this job. Its well worth the time unless you have big bucks to spare as I imagine garages everywhere would understandably fit you a new mechanism which as others have found is over