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| CarlW Member Since: 21 Sep 2010 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 53   
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Try using Rain-X - I find I hardly ever use the wipers! MY11 110 XS Station Wagon in Stornoway
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15th Sep 2011 8:38pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189  
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are you referring to a 'click' when the wiper turns to the far right?
Mine does that and it is really annoying but i keep forgetting to mention it to the dealer - never seems to rain when i have taken it in !  BM52 |
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15th Sep 2011 9:24pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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no its more of a tap than a click - not that I have ever had to differentiate between those two sounds before
 and its as the wiper starts to move either from the bottom or top of the screen that you hear it if that makes sense |
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15th Sep 2011 9:43pm |
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| warren Member Since: 14 Oct 2009 Location: East Lancs. Posts: 903  
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Mines done this on and off for the last year or so, but thought nothing of it. Seems to be a bit more frequent now though, and the wipers have stopped parking where they should when you turn them off - they just stop wherever they are on the screen.
It'll be due for a service in a couple of months anyway, just going to wait till then (along with the paint thats peeling off the roof... again  )... unless they throw a proper strop and give up altogether. |
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16th Sep 2011 1:39pm |
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| Ninetenths Member Since: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Sarf Lundun Posts: 161 
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get that fixed quick- the next stage is complete wiper failure, which happened to me in the middle of Donegal, its not an easy fix as its a dash off job  Pimped black '07 Puma
Equally Pimped Black Pick up Truck Rollin deep |
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16th Sep 2011 3:12pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17527 
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My wipers used to do all the usual tricks;
- stopping anywhere - not stopping at all ! - click/tap/ping/graunch when changing blade direction. Since I took the whole system off the car, cleaned and lubricated the spindles/wheelboxes and rack (none of which appeared ever to have been lubricated), regreased the motor wheelbox, and fitted a new park switch they have been perfect (although I know it's tempting fate to say so). Before I did this using the wipers was a real adventure, you simply never knew quite what would happen when you turned them on! Doing the whole of the above took about 1 hour and doesn't involve complete removal of the dash - see my posts on other threads for details. Dealers won't do this properly since there's not really any incentive for them. |
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16th Sep 2011 5:05pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic2031.html?highlight= Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper |
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16th Sep 2011 6:05pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Ditto. I have sil blades too but with a recent rain-x aplication I just dont use them if its heavy rain at high speed, just no need  |
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16th Sep 2011 6:22pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296
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thanks Willy and Blackwolf. Mine aren't at that stage yet but I know what to do now.
It seems to be a fairly common problem |
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16th Sep 2011 6:29pm |
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