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Jim Durham

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Slow Wipers
« on: 04 May 2011, 18:51:50 »

Wipers have become very slow. Luckily it's not raining much at present but I'll have to sort them out. Is the motor on the way out??
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Re: Slow Wipers
« Reply #1 on: 04 May 2011, 19:10:29 »

Check for poor connections before writing off motor assembly
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Re: Slow Wipers
« Reply #2 on: 04 May 2011, 20:03:05 »

I had slow wipers, it turned out to be the splined shafts seized up, undid the circlips and knocked them out, greased and refitted :y you have to take the motor and arms out to do this ;)
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Re: Slow Wipers
« Reply #3 on: 04 May 2011, 20:43:44 »

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I had slow wipers, it turned out to be the splined shafts seized up, undid the circlips and knocked them out, greased and refitted :y you have to take the motor and arms out to do this ;)
spot on thats what happened to mine :y
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