broken wiper

[F-reg]

Hello there,

Anyone else had this problem...Turned my wipers on last night,the left hand one worked as should but the right stayed put,when the left one went to make its next bit of travel it caught the tip of the right wiper blade and was sent flying.When i looked at it,the right wiper seemed to be able to rotate freely at the joint by the car body,making me think something might have sheared off thus making the arm unable to move,effectively disabling it from the wiper motor...Any help greatly appreciated!!!:blues:

 

[pollyp]

sounds like the right linkage ball joint has popped off.

check the linkage by removing the wipers arms then the scuttle panel

 

[Eliot]

I had this exact same problem, I did exactly as above

1. remove the rubber thing that goes along next to the wipers,
2. take wiper-covers off,
3. remove wiper bolts with wrench
4. take wipers of
5. then take the plastic panel off.

I found the ball joint had worn away on the arm so it kept popping of, I put some plastic bag over the ball joint and reattached it. I also put an elastic band on the arm to keep upwards pressure on the ball joint. The plastic made it a better and tighter fit and will keep the wiper in place.

I hope this helps mate

 

[Seb_]

Very interesting thing, if somebody could make a guide it would be nice
Cheers
Seb