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Old 8th August 2021, 07:58 PM
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I'd not considered where those drain holes were going, but it doesn't surprise me at all that they're directly above something important and water-sensitive.

Perhaps some sort of shield with its own drain to divert the water somewhere else would be advantageous. I'll have a look tomorrow.
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Old 8th August 2021, 08:00 PM
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Perhaps some sort of shield with its own drain to divert the water somewhere else would be advantageous.
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Old 19th August 2021, 05:35 PM
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Ideally I'd like to replace the whole thing but that depends [a] on the availability of spare and [b] the condition of said spares. I'm going to monitor the situation over the coming days/weeks and I'll have a spare kit in the car in case it snaps or something. If it does, then I'll have to drill it again to take an M4 bolt - and you can get M4 nyloc nuts too.
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All sorted now, with many thanks to MJ for invaluable advice. The bolt snapped and attempts to drill it out ended badly so I gave up on that as a bad job and ordered a new wiper mechanism from Maria, which turned up next day.

Once I'd fitted it all back together again, I went to test and immediately discovered that the linkage was probably 180 degrees out - my windscreen wipers went up about 1/2 way and then tried to burrow down - I quickly switched off the ignition and sought help/advice. MJ pointed out that the linkage arm that attaches to the electric motor has to be aligned between two arrows with PL mark on the left hand side of the metal plate. Once I'd got it all back together again and tested it successfully, I spent some time aligning the wipers on the splined shafts to get them to park in what I think is the perfect position.

I was going to replace that lengthy plastic scuttle trim panel as mine has a broken edge where the moulded foam strip goes but was told that most of them in stock aren't really in great condition so I left it as it is.
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Old 21st August 2021, 10:38 AM
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Yeah thats what I mean about the spindles. You can see on that one where the chrome has worn through.

It might be possible to turn them down and fit a repair sleeve with new bushings. A grease fitting on the housing would help too.

This is the cover I made. The original is the same shape but has a larger hole in the centre so is really just cosmetic. This one will hopefully keep the spindle relatively well sealed from the rain.

Any chance to buy these?
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Old 6th September 2021, 07:10 AM
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I still have the spare "used" unit if you need it.
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Old 6th September 2021, 07:14 AM
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Ah, OK just caught up with the thread. You have a new one so obviously don't need it. I really need to get some stronger glasses.
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