Front washers not working

[clipperjay]

Take the stalk out clean it up where you can tighten it back on tight sometimes the contacts on it can come loose, other wise get a replacement!
15min job!

[Pearce69]

Take the stalk out clean it up where you can tight it back on tight sometimes the contacts on it can come loose other wise get a replacement!
15min job!

Thats what i like to hear 
Cheers guys

[Andy P]

Stalk for sure. I've just done mine. Be careful when removing the stalk. I wasn't and I had to rebuild all the contacts and springs into the stalk. Nightmare

[Pearce69]

Ok thanks for the heads up. Will be doing it this weekend probably along with replacing the sunroof seal

[Pearce69]

I broke the full beam part of it so gotta find a new one now lol. Couldn't get it to work when I cleaned it all tho. I think the spring might of had it. What options have I got stalk wise? I got a early gti 1987 I believe the connections are different?

[Pearce69]

Well i got a new stalk and fit it. Now the wipers are working when i try to spray washers but no water still. the rears are also not squirting. Also a strange thing. when i pull the stick back to spray the rear wiper goes too. When i disconect the wire on top of the pump (i think its the pump anyway) only the front wipers go like they should. Any ideas guys? need this fixing so i can get her on the road n drive her

[X4MGS]

Sounds like the pump is bust and the stalk unit you've fitted is faulty!

[Pearce69]

Do really think its faulty? broke my last one so cant use that maybe ill try replacing the pump first and see if it works?

[X4MGS]

Yeah I do.... Had the same issue with my '88 GTI - i.e. the front works the rear...

That was a stalk and if you can hear the pump but no water that means it's knackered...

I lost the front washers once but that was due to a trapped line when I shut the bonnet.... Took me ages to figure that one out!! & I doubt yours will be that as the rear washer line runs through the firewall - along the loom and up the c pillar so very unusual to get a trapped line...

Mind you thinking about it my rear stopped once and I found that the fluid was coming out where the rear sunroof drain holes are as the T connector behind the C pillar had come adrift....

Afraid its a process of elimination.... Until you find something!!

[Pearce69]

Ok thanks for the help