wipers

[ktrangersfc3]

hi all has anybody got the same problem as me after you have used your windsreen wipers they park about a quater of the way up the screen. Or is it just wear and tear in  the wiper motor itself.

regards phil

[Mudmonkey]

Yep i have that problem too aswell as a loud clicking noise on each sweep :? any ideas?

[Nick666]

Just assumed that was par for the course :D

[Red Defender]

mine park there all the time, except when its raining then they make it all the way down to the bottom ! :lol:

[smo]

Fairly normal, crappy design!!

They also sweep different arcs each time, somtimes quite small, other times right to edge of screen.

[v8kenny]

Take the whole wiper arm assembly off, operate the wiper lever with them off so that the linkages find the "true" park
Clean the splines and refit wipers where you want them to park - works for me anyway !

[ktrangersfc3]

thanks i think i might try that #.
thanks for your help guys.

regards phil

[extreme90]

mine work fine.....apart from they have a mind of their own at times  :roll:
they do what they like got a short sum where but i be damned if i can find it
any niggly bits where they like to go
or could the relay be a duffer ?
danny

[v8kenny]

mine work fine.....apart from they have a mind of their own at times  :roll:
they do what they like got a short sum where but i be damned if i can find it
any niggly bits where they like to go
or could the relay be a duffer ?
danny

More likely to be the steering column stalk - mine played up for a while then just died - new stalk sorted it - do you have access to another stalk you could try to see if that cured it ?

[extreme90]

yeh i got 3
never thought of then  :oops:
brb.....goin berry head in some sand !!  :oops:

[Range Rover Blues]

Sounds like you all need new wipers :?

[Ja1983]

Fairly normal, crappy design!!

They also sweep different arcs each time, somtimes quite small, other times right to edge of screen.

yep, quite ammusing! end up sat on the middle seat so i can see in heavy rain!  :lol:

maybe tieing a pigeon to the wiper blade would provide better wiping?

....also the three speeds i have are slow, very slightly slower, and stop!
....screen wash works great for the car behind, and will not adjust at all no matter how hard a jab and wiggle a pin!

[defenderdan]

They are worst in snow cos you end up with two tiny arcs to see through and the rest of the screen solid with snow :D

[SLUDGE]

Now then, I reckon the reason they  park or sweep eraticaly is because of the amount of flex in the wireything that drives them and different amounts of friction between the wipers and the windscreen.

Rather than just replacing the switch try cleaning and emerying the contacts there dead easy to get at when you take the switch off and you can spend the money on beer instead.

Also the contacts on the cable connecter at the wiper motor could be rusty and not give a good electrical contact, the connector body can be taken apart and cleaned up, but there are a few fiddly bits that fall out and miraculously change shape while your looking for them so they won't go back together again!!

[Leigh]

Fairly normal, crappy design!!

They also sweep different arcs each time, somtimes quite small, other times right to edge of screen.

Mine are exactly the same! You can even move the wiper arms by hand as there must be about 4" of play. I have some new arms ordered so hopefully this will sort it

[Leigh]

Found the solution guys!

Take the wiper arm off, tap the bit with the splines with a hammer  :lol:  and replace wiper arm.

Worked on mine  

Now added hammer to tool kit. It now consists of hammer and grinder!  :lol:  :lol: