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ChrisCM

Member Since: 10 Jun 2013
Location: Cornwall uk
Posts: 572

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Santorini Black

Limited travel on wipers

Hi All,
SWMBO's '98 300tdi has developed a problem with the wipers, the swept arc seems to have decreased by about 4 inches so that when they park/finish the downward swing they stop well up the windscreen, but they are sweeping up to their correct position. With the wipers off and "parked" they can be pushed down to their correct park position. I have tried repositioning them on the spindles but this leaves a large unswept area in the top right of the screen.

Before I dismantle the whole of the dashboard can anybody suggest an easier fix, or what should I be looking for if I have to get the dash off?

Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black.

13th Oct 2015 10:49am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17382

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

This will be caused by wear in the drive linkage, it could be the drive gear/crank pin, the rack/wheelboxes, or most likely the cumulative effect of wear in all these places.

It isn't expensive to overhaul the motor gearbox and crank, and replace the rack and wheelboxes, and the wiper performance will be transformed.

13th Oct 2015 11:14am

ChrisCM

Member Since: 10 Jun 2013
Location: Cornwall uk
Posts: 572

Thanks for the reply Blackwolf. This what I suspect as well! Just hoping that there was an easy fix, not requiring a strip of the dashboard 😕

Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black.

13th Oct 2015 12:20pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6605

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

If it has the pre-Td5 wiper boxes, check the spindle adapters are tight on the wiper shaft which sticks out of the bulkhead.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

13th Oct 2015 1:16pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5816

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

Re: Limited travel on wipers

ChrisCM wrote:
Hi All,
SWMBO's '98 300tdi has developed a problem with the wipers, the swept arc seems to have decreased by about 4 inches so that when they park/finish the downward swing they stop well up the windscreen, but they are sweeping up to their correct position. With the wipers off and "parked" they can be pushed down to their correct park position. I have tried repositioning them on the spindles but this leaves a large unswept area in the top right of the screen.

Before I dismantle the whole of the dashboard can anybody suggest an easier fix, or what should I be looking for if I have to get the dash off?

Chris

I think you should count yourself lucky that they move at all...

Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

13th Oct 2015 3:32pm

ChrisCM

Member Since: 10 Jun 2013
Location: Cornwall uk
Posts: 572

Thanks Martin, Spindle adapters are tight.

Grenadier, Let's hope they still move after my attempts at an overhaul

Chris 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black.

17th Oct 2015 2:15pm

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