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#1 Awlred Drives a Quant

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 04:27 AM

Has anyone else experianced this...my wipers seep to have a fairly restricted arch when they first start going, but after a few minutes the DS blade is hitting the rubber at the side and then they both clonk down on the bottom rubber, except the PS one has a tendancy of flying past the bottom of the windscreen and sticking...

Anyone have any solutions as i'm completly ignorant on how to adjust the wiper motor if its atall possible..cheers

#2 Big_Adam

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 09:55 AM

the wiper arms are on spline shafts. so they go one more than one way. turn the wipers off. pull off the wiper arms and set them up a bit higher.

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 11:43 AM

Sorry to be dense, but do you mean the wipers are travelling too far in both directions? If so, it will mean more than just repositioning them on the splines, won't it Adam?

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 02:12 PM

Sorry to be dense, but do you mean the wipers are travelling too far in both directions? If so, it will mean more than just repositioning them on the splines, won't it Adam?


Yes Mr Teapot. They overrun the rubbers on both directions.

(I figured "yes" looked rather lonely by itself :D )

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 03:09 PM

You don't mind sawping do ya? mine seam to clear as little of the screen possable.

got a spare wiper rack some were if you whant to swap bits.

Edited by 1984mini25, 19 August 2006 - 03:10 PM.


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Posted 19 August 2006 - 06:07 PM

You don't mind sawping do ya? mine seam to clear as little of the screen possable.

got a spare wiper rack some were if you whant to swap bits.


Maybe, I'll see if I can pick up a new on at BBB, managed to get work co-ordinated so I could have it off. :-D

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 06:11 PM

Ok, would be nice if I could find a pair of wiper blades that actually clean the screen Lol

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 06:14 PM

Ok, would be nice if I could find a pair of wiper blades that actually clean the screen Lol


Well yeah, but I'd like a toilet seat of solid gold but its not in the cards now is it?

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 07:58 PM

The wheel boxes and the push rod need greasing up, but the whole thing may be suffering from wear. The wipers hitting the seal requires the arms repositioning on the splines.

Just a thought, but the correct lenght blades are fitted? 10 or 11 inch

Edited by Mini Sprocket, 19 August 2006 - 08:00 PM.


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Posted 21 August 2006 - 08:42 AM

mine overrun on both bottom and the drivers side of the seal.

solution, i dont use the wipers! they make it harder to see anyhow as they dont wipe so well!




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