Even one of those butane lighters from the dollar store might do the trick. Just keep it moving around the area, not in one spot.

It sounds like your wiper shaft(s) are seized tightly in the housing. That must be why they are not coming out. It's been a long time, so I don't recall details, but if you can get those shafts and links out of hte housing without removing the connection at the motor, then that should be fine. I wou...

Greetings! I see there's life in an old thread of mine. I'll try to assist, although it's been a few years. 7.) Mark the drive link position with respect to the motor shaft, then remove its retaining nut and washer. The picture on page one shows the wiper mechanism with motor removed. If you flip it...

Glad to hear it worked out for you. I got about 2500 km (1500 miles) on mine, before it started acting up again. I was hoping for more, but it did buy me enough time to shop for a replacement vehicle.

I thought I'd post a quick follow-up. The transmission after 'hack' continued to function. It did go in to limp mode twice more during the 2500 km's I put on the car. Fortunately, simply clearing the code with my phone returned the transmission to proper shift operation again, with minimal fuss. Tha...

Well over a thousand km's now, and am starting to have faith in the old girl once again. We've been shopping for newer replacements (Venza, Murano, RX-350...), but the XC70 is hard to replace - Luxury, loads of interior space, 3500 lb towing capacity, AWD...

A quick update: The odometer has now rolled past 700 km since the 'fix' described in this thread was applied. The transmission has settled down nicely, with flare issues gone. Considering the car was not drive-able, and destined for the recyclers a couple weeks ago, the transformation is amazing.

Sorry to hear that. I was considering swapping my tranny out for a replacement, but the entire car (and the owner!) are getting a bit long in the tooth for that job. I'm nursing mine along for the time being, but the car will be retired when a suitable replacement is found.

Is the transmission making a howling sound when you start the car? If so, you might be able to buy yourself a bit of time with the 'fix' from this thread:
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The job is now complete, and the car is back on the road, with 100 km of driving so far. It shifts fine when warm, but has does still have some random flares when cold. The horrible transmission howling sound on startup is now completely gone. I had to reset transmission codes twice in the first cou...