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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720   
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It could be the wheel boxes are worn badly.
To remove the wiper motor and wheel boxes/rack it means taking the dash out. But that's not as bad as it sounds because unlike most modern cars, the Puma dash facia is really easy to remove. Steering wheel and column switches off, radio out, centre panel out, speedo out, then undo all the screws around the edge of the fascia and the whole thing lifts out. Less than an hours work to remove it. It's also quite flexible, so if you just wanted to to do the motor you could probably leave the steering column alone and just loosen the fascia off and pull it back enough to get access behind. |
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9th May 2018 12:50am |
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| Bluericky Member Since: 26 Jun 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 647 
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I’ve had mine out a few times, both on my current puma as well as the last one. It's actually not too bad a job if you're not in a rush !
You can do it without dismantling the entire dash but then if you’ve replaced the park switch you already know that. I seem to remember i just replaced the internals on the last one which was considerably cheaper than buying a whole new motor. Also gives you a better knowledge of how they work. The grease inside had gone solid on mine (what was left). When you say they're not parking correctly are they parking at all ? Are they performing a full wipe ? |
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9th May 2018 3:43pm |
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| Bluericky Member Since: 26 Jun 2014 Location: Cornwall Posts: 647
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You’ll need you’re passenger side window open in order to draw out the motor and cable. Check wiper spindles when its out as I’ve had one that was as good as seized.
Mind you if it is the wiper spindles the. It is a dash off job and a pig of a job as everything after the dash also has to come off , misters, pipe work, insulation etc |
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9th May 2018 3:47pm |
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| Shax Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 391  
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The wipers work fine until you turn them off... Then they stop pointing straight up!! I think I need to get the big gear with the plastic doohickey switch pusher thingamebob that fits inside the motor gearbox!!! Anyone know what the part number is? ... ,-------, .. I [__][_]|__ .. I __ |"_|"__| .. "(o)====(o)" ^^_-^-_^-^_^^^^^--^^^^ PAUL G7ALW 14.200 USB 26FB458 / 27.275 SSB |
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9th May 2018 5:17pm |
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