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The centre wiper spindle is very badly worn, so much so that I can't even get it apart. I don't have a solution to this yet though so I just had to grease it thoroughly, along with all the other joints.
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Very common problem on Tesla's that spindle bushings wear out, so much so that wiper arm rubs on bonnet. I bought a cheap worn out mechanism on eBay and replaced old worn out steel bushes with bronze bushes. Spindle it self was not worn too bad plus I used longer 14mm bushes instead of original 10-11mm long so they cover unworn area on spindle. With original bushes there was about 6-7mm space in the middle between them and with replacements there is only about 1-1.5mm between them. Had to drill out opening in mechanism from 17mm to 18mm for replacement bushes.
This is what I used https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p2...duct_info.html
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Currently 8less
2011 Q7 S Line 3.0TDI, 2016 Tesla Model S 90D
8 history:
2006 A8 Sport 4.2TDI quattro SOLD,
1997 S8, reached end of life with gearbox failure
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