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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: takemineanywhere on 30 December 2012, 19:10:10

Title: wiper linkage arm
Post by: takemineanywhere on 30 December 2012, 19:10:10

hi all,hope you all had a good christmas.My nearside wiper stopped today.quick look & one of the round linkage arms has snapped near to the n/s motor.I,ve ordered a pair of secondhands from omegaspareparts for a tenner posted.As its still hissing down i haven,t had a good look.Is it easy to changeas i see one end goes behind servo & i cant find a how to on the forum.Thanks for any help& ahappy new year everyone.cheers paul

Title: Re: wiper linkage arm
Post by: feeutfo on 30 December 2012, 19:56:07

Scuttle off drivers side, see guide
Remove scuttle bracket, same torx as scuttle.
Remove 8mm(?) bolts, easy. Hard one is above the bracket. Needs a long 1/4 drive extension (Lightly tape the bolt to the socket on refitting)
Remove electrical plug as soon as you have access.

COVER THE WING WITH A RAG, OR IT WILL GET SCRATCHED
Pull drivers side forward and left off its peg on the right, squeeze bars through the gap between servo and screen.(tight fit, you'll have to force it slightly, but it WILL go)
and extract the mechanism from behind the bonet strut.

For the pedants, working from memory so may have missed some stuff.

Title: Re: wiper linkage arm
Post by: Seth on 30 December 2012, 20:14:23

Quote from: chrisgixer on 30 December 2012, 19:56:07

Scuttle off drivers side, see guide
Remove scuttle bracket, same torx as scuttle.
Remove 8mm(?) bolts, easy. Hard one is above the bracket. Needs a long 1/4 drive extension (Lightly tape the bolt to the socket on refitting)
Remove electrical plug as soon as you have access.

COVER THE WING WITH A RAG, OR IT WILL GET SCRATCHED
Pull drivers side forward and left off its peg on the right, squeeze bars through the gap between servo and screen.(tight fit, you'll have to force it slightly, but it WILL go)
and extract the mechanism from behind the bonet strut.

For the pedants, working from memory so may have missed some stuff.

 :y :y :y :y :y

Oh, don't forget to remove/refit the wiper arms .... runs for cover! .... (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/43954633/rofl.gif)

Title: Re: wiper linkage arm
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 December 2012, 22:03:35

Never heard of that before.

No issues normaly with Omega wiper linkages so a second hand part is a low risk option.

Title: Re: wiper linkage arm
Post by: feeutfo on 30 December 2012, 22:11:34

Presume it's where the plastic rose joint is clamped into the metal arm. I've seen them a bit loose before, but only a bit. :-\