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Title: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 17 June 2015, 10:42:13
The mech on the lads corsa has seized up solid  >:(
Motor smooth and quite with no load.

Can the mech be dismantled or is it a sealed unit ??
There is 1 circlips on top of each vertical spindle but that's all I can see ??

TIA  :)
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: deviator on 17 June 2015, 10:44:28
Last time I dealt with one of these, it broke the mechanism.
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 17 June 2015, 10:46:57
Last time I dealt with one of these, it broke the mechanism.



Tell me about it  >:(
I tend to fix things with Percy my 3 pound lump hammer  :-X ;D
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: deviator on 17 June 2015, 10:52:27
The spindle had seized/rusted in the casing on the offside wiper. He put the wiper on one morning to hear a bang. I took a look and the casing for the mech on the offside had sheered/snapped clean off. Which in my mind either means that motor has a lot of torque (possibly more than the engine!  ::)) or the casing is weak/badly designed.
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 17 June 2015, 10:55:55
The spindle had seized/rusted in the casing on the offside wiper. He put the wiper on one morning to hear a bang. I took a look and the casing for the mech on the offside had sheered/snapped clean off. Which in my mind either means that motor has a lot of torque (possibly more than the engine!  ::)) or the casing is weak/badly designed.


Casing is okay at the moment
My lad is outside carefully tapping it with the hammer so maybe not for long  ::)
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 June 2015, 11:04:23
Remove circlip and add some penetrant, heat gently if required and tap the spindle out.

Clean up and grease well, replace the small rubber O ring (I seem to recall these are the same as V6 breather O rings) and re-assemble.
Title: Re: Corsa C wiper mech question
Post by: tigers_gonads on 17 June 2015, 11:05:09
Remove circlip and add some penetrant, heat gently if required and tap the spindle out.

Clean up and grease well, replace the small rubber O ring (I seem to recall these are the same as V6 breather O rings) and re-assemble.


I'll give it a try  :y :y

Cheers Mark  :)