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Extreme Windscreen wipers
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:38 pm
by bongowight
When I put my windscreen wipers on they are very fierce and the one on the drivers side actually goes off the edge of windscreen onto the pillar ! Tried adjusting but they just went back to how they were after a few wipes, any tips on shortening the sweep of the wipers?
Re: Extreme Windscreen wipers
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:12 pm
by Bob
Have a look under the bonnet, the mechanism is likely coming appart.
Re: Extreme Windscreen wipers
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 5:14 pm
by JoeC
FYI ... Wiper blade sizes :-
Front off side 600mm (24 inch)
Front near side 400mm (16 inch)
Rear 430mm (17 inch) but 400mm will fit fine
Re: Extreme Windscreen wipers
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:49 pm
by LesCarter
Hello, I have had this problem too. Yesterday though the wipers stopped wiping altogether. The motor was working so I worked out it was mechanical. The arm has come loose from the rotating bit. I put it back and the wipers are back working. I think though that there should be a plastic bit to go over the ball joint?
Anyway, whilst I was doing this I noticed that there was a loose nut on the rotating bit which may have been the cause of the wipers being very aggressive and going beyond their normal bounds. Worth having a look to see if everything is nice and tight.
Les