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| Author: | smyth602 [ January 30th, 2013, 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wiper spindles... |
In one of my random moments of madness, i decided to refurbish my Acad's wiper motor and associated gubbins as the wipers were moving sloooooooow. The strip-out and motor refurb went ok (although i have a small question on that later when i can get a camera), but when i turned my attention to the spindles, i was stumped as to how to strip them down to clean and re-lube. In the haynes manual, the pictures clearly show a nut holding it all together, but my spindles appear to be riveted together at each end, so i can't work out how to get them apart. I know they need some level of work, as when i rotate them by hand, i can feel a slight resistance/grinding but at the moment I've hit a complete impasse :/ Any ideas? |
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| Author: | ayjay [ January 30th, 2013, 10:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
hi smyth my bro has the same van as you and had a prob with the spindles too i don,t think they come apart he just oiled them also the motor wouldnt stop once switched on theres a little set of contacts within the motor that need cleaning, once done all was ok |
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| Author: | smyth602 [ January 31st, 2013, 12:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
Hmm, not so good. i'm wondering if just soaking them in a tub of warm engine oil might be as good an idea as any, hope it soaks in and clears out any crap? |
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| Author: | Joolz [ January 31st, 2013, 12:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
It's only the old ones that have a nut and come apart. I disassembled a pair like yours, ground the peened end off, replaced the O-rings, lubed them, and welded them back together. It wasn't worth it. just soak them in oil. |
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| Author: | smyth602 [ January 31st, 2013, 1:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
It was the o-ring replacement i was after as much as anything - my van pisses water in (heavy rain will yield a good 2 inches in the toe area...) and i'm convinced its a 50/50 blame-share between the o/s wiper spindle and the rusty blob thats creeping its way out from under the windscreen rubber. Figured if i could sort the spindle it'd be half the battle 
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| Author: | smyth602 [ January 31st, 2013, 11:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
Ok, well after a good soak in oil, a wipe-down and the whole unit being re-assembled and re-installed, somehow the wipers are worse than before?? Much noisier and a tad jerky on the 'up' stroke (clockwise when sitting in the van) and if anything they seem to be going slower...! I'm stumped. I know i put it back together the same as it came apart, and I can't imagine replacing the black earwax that used to be the grease inside the gearbox with new would have had any detrimental effects. I even went to the trouble of cleaning of the contacts and brushes to ensure good connection. Any ideas, folks? I'm stumped. Could i have over-tightened something? |
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| Author: | J-dub [ January 31st, 2013, 11:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
Does the motor turn happily when dis connected from the atm between two spindles, and vice versa..? |
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| Author: | smyth602 [ January 31st, 2013, 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
I'll have a fiddle in the morning - too wet and windy outside to faff about and leave 2 holes in the front of the van while i investigate 
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| Author: | smyth602 [ February 1st, 2013, 1:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
Oh, and just in case things go tits-up, does anyone know if the wiper linkages from a 2cv will work as a direct replacement?? I'm sure i have a load of them kicking about in a box somewhere... |
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| Author: | ken [ February 1st, 2013, 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wiper spindles... |
Nope, I've had to rescue a $ity-rebuilt Dyane with that setup in the past. Everything's fine unless you actually switch them on...  ken smyth602 wrote: Oh, and just in case things go tits-up, does anyone know if the wiper linkages from a 2cv will work as a direct replacement?? I'm sure i have a load of them kicking about in a box somewhere... |
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