Windshield Wiper Arm Angle - Adjusting

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Group: 92

Number 92-01

Date: 02/20/92


Subject:
Windshield wiper arm angle, adjusting
using tool US 9201

Model(s):
All

All M.Y.


This Technical Bulletin supersedes Technical Bulletin, Group 92, No. 90-02 dated June 30, 1990.





Condition

Windshield wiper blade chatter and skipping of blade across windshield can be caused by incorrect wiper arm angle.





Cause

The incorrect wiper arm angle will not allow the wiper blade to flip and follow the wiper arm.





Service

To adjust wiper arm angle, - insert slot of wiper arm adjusting tool US 2901 over wiper arm

- bend wiper arm at A to obtain correct wiper arm angle


Note
Wiper arm must be bent at location A. Bending the wiper arm in the wrong location will not provide a lasting repair.

Beginning with the 1992 Audi 100, the thickness of the wiper arm has been increased to 4.0 mm. One end of US 9201 must be modified by increasing the slot to 4.0 mm.