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Laurie



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey
Big yellow taxi
Got through Salisbury onto the A36 dual carriageway when the clouds opened. Doing 70mph past a truck and crunch, ping, donk and the wipers stopped working.
Instant zero viz. Good thing the road was straight.
Arrived home five hours later on a big yellow tilt bed.
Motor still runs with assistance but wipers just jam solid when you move them manually.
I presume it's the drive box.
Does the whole dash and air-con have to come out to fix it? 
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Yes the whole dash out for the wipers, probably seized up bulkhead boxes fairly common distinct lack of grease. If everything is under control you are not going fast enough.

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You shouldn't have to take the aircon out on a TD5 Confused The whole wiper system is above the mid-rail. You'll need to take the top, centre and ends off though. Darren

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Laurie



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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
You shouldn't have to take the aircon out on a TD5 Confused The whole wiper system is above the mid-rail. You'll need to take the top, centre and ends off though.

That's sounding a bit more encouraging.
Thanks Very Happy 
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Laurie



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1 hour to dismantle the dash.
10 minutes to replace wiper parts.
1½ hours to reassemble dash.

Grrrrrrr! 
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