Passenger wiper DEAD!

**caravaner-tony** · 2nd February 2009, 21:55

Wiper stopped working on passenger side this morning

I assume its the wiper linkage.

Can anyone tell me what to look for before I start removing the water deflector?

Thanks.

**ed taylor** · 2nd February 2009, 22:13

Does the wiper arm move " by hand" if you move it yourself. ? If it does I would say the limkage has come apart or broken.

**mattolly86** · 2nd February 2009, 22:23

bodge it take a 13mm socket and torque it down jobs a good'en

**Big Sig** · 2nd February 2009, 22:30

Originally Posted by mattolly86

bodge it take a 13mm socket and torque it down jobs a good'en

What? How is that going to work if the linkage is dead???

It will be gone on the drivers side, you will see where the linkage has come apart. Just get a new linkage from the dealer, you 100% do not need the motor but they will tell you that you do

Assuming that it is the linkage of course

**Duncan** · 2nd February 2009, 22:37

Originally Posted by ed taylor

Does the wiper arm move " by hand" if you move it yourself. ? If it does I would say the limkage has come apart or broken.

Originally Posted by Big Sig

It will be gone on the drivers side, you will see where the linkage has come apart. Just get a new linkage from the dealer, you 100% do not need the motor but they will tell you that you do

Assuming that it is the linkage of course

What they said.

**mattolly86** · 2nd February 2009, 22:50

what i meant was maybe its the splines that have gone and you CAN solve that with torquing it down hopefully i wont get shot down this time, remember guys this place is a forum where opinions are asked. if you dont understand my opinion ask me to explain it dont just shoot me down please

**Duncan** · 2nd February 2009, 22:52

I wouldn't say that Big Sig was shooting you down, merely wondering what you meant/asking you to explain further.

It 'may' be that the splines have just slipped and tightening it down will help, but it's more likely to be the linkage given it's well documented problems.

**Big Sig** · 2nd February 2009, 22:53

Originally Posted by mattolly86

what i meant was maybe its the splines that have gone and you CAN solve that with torquing it down hopefully i wont get shot down this time, remember guys this place is a forum where opinions are asked. if you dont understand my opinion ask me to explain it dont just shoot me down please

It was the word Bodge I didn't like

Didn't shoot you down in flames, sorry if it looked like that, just needed to suggest something else, thats all

**mattolly86** · 2nd February 2009, 22:56

no probs big sig

and duncan its even more common for splines to be a problem maybe not on a vec c but i've done mine and my mates and countless other cars