Wiper Linkage

[tony p]

Hi can anbody tell me iam after a wiper linkage for my galaxy not sure if it is a mk 1 or mk2 it is a1999 2.3 16 v the part no on the old one is7m295502 can anybody tell me which one it is

 

Thanks Tony p 

[SilverBeast]

I believe you can tell by the number of bolts holding the linkage to the body.  Mines a MKII and uses three bolts, one at each side and one in the middle.  I understand the MKI's used 2 bolts. This guide shows a MKII.

[tony p]

Thanks for the info i have three bolts holding mine iam so confused now the one i bought according to the garage is wrong it had the number 7m295502 the wipers catch each other on the swipe Thanks again silver beast     tonyp

[SilverBeast]

I seem to recall someone saying that Ford/VW reversed the wiper positions at some point.  My 2005 has the Passenger wiper park above the Drivers wiper.  If I am correct some of the earlier ones parked Drivers above the Passengers.  If you have a mechanism that is reversed from what you had originally, then you may find that the wiper arms are different too.

 

The 2004 Ford TIS CD shows wiper alignment to be setup like this for models I believe after September 2000

[sparky Paul]

Yours is a mk.1 car... however the later mk.1 cars (late 98-on) were fitted with the mk.2 type wiper assembly, with three mounting bolts.

 

There are two versions of the mk.2 assembly, IIRC the change was when they changed from standard curved wiper blades to the aero type. If you are fitting the later mk.2 style assembly to a mk.1 car, you may need the later wiper arms and blades.

Edited August 20, 2015 by sparky Paul