One Wiper Blade has stopped working! EEK!

coinxoperated

argh the pictures not working...!!!

basically (awful format attempt here!)

Loose_________o_______O_______o_________ attached

If that helps?

fas3robinj

Someone recently told me that if you pull the linkage off both sides and turn it around top to bottom. Then push it back on. It will stay on, because the wear is on a different part. This should last a fair while.

coinxoperated

thanks!

Limey

We have this problem with our Mk1 MR2s and have found that laying a choccy bar wrapper (Snickers type) over the ball joint bafore pushing it back together is a good fix. They are nylon sockets over metal balls, it may work if yours are similar construction. Otherwise a good excuse for a choccy bar. :rotfl:

lee678

fas3robinj wrote: »

Someone recently told me that if you pull the linkage off both sides and turn it around top to bottom. Then push it back on. It will stay on, because the wear is on a different part. This should last a fair while.

sceanario = 2 nd lane, m62, its absoluetly "raining" it down wagon in front, wagon to left, then, oops, wiper has stopped again

coinxoperated

"Lee678 Quote:
Originally Posted by fas3robinj
Someone recently told me that if you pull the linkage off both sides and turn it around top to bottom. Then push it back on. It will stay on, because the wear is on a different part. This should last a fair while.

sceanario = 2 nd lane, m62, its absoluetly "raining" it down wagon in front, wagon to left, then, oops, wiper has stopped again"

scenario = paying out £100+ for some p!ss easy job and then not being able to put petrol in the damn thing for a month...

I think I shall try all the suggestions!

Strider590

If you can't afford the new part (have you checked ebay?), then grab yourself some Rain-X..... With this stuff on the windscreen you won't need wipers at all unless the rain get REALLY heavy, one application lasts a few weeks, should give you enough time to get it fixed properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S_Jm_FwM0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibW5JEEjwuI

PasturesNew

Mine (Punto) went in 2001, the AA man did a temporary fix on it ... and that lasted until 2010. Then I had to have the unit replaced, no temporary fix would have worked by this stage... £150 for the part I think, 1 hour's labour.

lee678

coinxoperated wrote: »

"Lee678 Quote:
Originally Posted by fas3robinj
Someone recently told me that if you pull the linkage off both sides and turn it around top to bottom. Then push it back on. It will stay on, because the wear is on a different part. This should last a fair while.

sceanario = 2 nd lane, m62, its absoluetly "raining" it down wagon in front, wagon to left, then, oops, wiper has stopped again"

scenario = paying out £100+ for some p!ss easy job and then not being able to put petrol in the damn thing for a month...

I think I shall try all the suggestions!

if you bought the clip that "sb" recomended you could be fitting that instead of rain ex?! tie clips and bits of wire?! you could have had it in the post tommorow, and job done

lee678

Strider590 wrote: »

If you can't afford the new part (have you checked ebay?), then grab yourself some Rain-X..... With this stuff on the windscreen you won't need wipers at all unless the rain get REALLY heavy, one application lasts a few weeks, should give you enough time to get it fixed properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S_Jm_FwM0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibW5JEEjwuI

serious ? drive round with one wiper ? a few weeks ?