Wiper Assembly, Wiper Re-set & P***ing Rain - Omg Get Out Of Here

[snappy]

So driving on the motorway in the pi**ing rain today my wipers pack-up. I found the fuse was blowing all the time after replacing a couple of times. Limping home I was advised by the friendly bloke at Ford spares to look at the wiper spindles as they tend to size up he said. So I took out the entire wiper assembly and sure enough the right hand side was stiff. Stiff enough to blow out the fuse on the motor for sure. Stripping the assembly down and greasing the spindles seem to go well and running the motor with out the assembly and then with it also went well which is kinda good as the nice bloke at Fords quoted me 485 quid for a new unit (without the motor) if I was daft enough to buy one from him.

 

Finally all I then all I needed to do was to put it back into the car and connect it up. Easy ... er ... hmm not quite, no. I realised that each wiper spindle must be synced-up with the motor. Trying to get this right gave some very strange and unexpected results. Clearly each spindle and wiper needs to be in the correct place in relation to the motors start and finish point and after being beaten back by more bluddy rain I am at bit of loss to know how to get the whole thing into sync again so any tips on sorting this out would save me time and agg so if there is any help out there I'd be greatful for your words of wisdom!

 

Many thanks!

:D

 

Edited November 26, 2012 by gregers
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[gregers]

this has been posted before but surly its just a case of putting the motor/s in park and reconnecting the wipers back onto the spindles????

then that should be it????

[BobNandra]

I had this problem of seizing wiper spindles. I took them apart and greased them up and refitted. After about 9 months, they seized again. So I took them out and tried again. However, this time I could not take the spindles out and managed to break the spindle housing side metal plate. The spindle would just not come out. I had to buy a new complete wiper assembly. I think it was about £180. In my Honest Opinion, and from my experience, you might as well get a new assembly, as you will probably do this all over again and it will be more time wasted. As they say, “Time is money” Also, doing the same repair again and again to keep a worn part going is a false economy and very time consuming, but hey, that’s just my opinion.

Bob.

[snappy]

this has been posted before but surly its just a case of putting the motor/s in park and reconnecting the wipers back onto the spindles????

then that should be it????

You think?!

[snappy]

I had this problem of seizing wiper spindles. I took them apart and greased them up and refitted. After about 9 months, they seized again. So I took them out and tried again. However, this time I could not take the spindles out and managed to break the spindle housing side metal plate. The spindle would just not come out. I had to buy a new complete wiper assembly. I think it was about £180. In my Honest Opinion, and from my experience, you might as well get a new assembly, as you will probably do this all over again and it will be more time wasted. As they say, “Time is money” Also, doing the same repair again and again to keep a worn part going is a false economy and very time consuming, but hey, that’s just my opinion.

Bob.

You paid 180? Must have been the1956 Ford Galaxy :D