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rear wiper intermitant

Post by sid10 » Wed Nov 19, 2014 10:53 pm

Just passed its Mot yesterday , I have same problems as everyone else battery drain , rear wiper works when it wants , doors stick when frosty & wife keeps braking my door handles off & not letting on !
    What can I do about the rear  wiper ?
    Bought a Charger for the car so stays on that when not been driven .
    Replaced 2 out of the 4 door handles , put sign on the other 2 , only gently pull the handles .

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Re: rear wiper intermitant

Post by Steamyrotter » Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:18 pm

Wiper could be the brushes going.

Mine were shot.
Replaced them with some filed down angle grinder brushes and ok since..
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
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Re: rear wiper intermitant

Post by briankerrys47 » Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:24 pm

[quote="sid10"]
Just passed its Mot yesterday , I have same problems as everyone else battery drain , rear wiper works when it wants , doors stick when frosty & wife keeps braking my door handles off & not letting on !
    What can I do about the rear  wiper ?
    Bought a Charger for the car so stays on that when not been driven .
    Replaced 2 out of the 4 door handles , put sign on the other 2 , only gently pull the handles .
[/quote]You could  mention to the Wife 'lift then 'PULL rather than 'yank' the door open

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Re: rear wiper intermitant

Post by Steamyrotter » Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:09 pm

[quote="briankerrys47"]
You could  mention to the Wife ...........
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.... from a very big distance...
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Re: rear wiper intermitant

Post by X5Sport » Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:11 pm

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
Replaced them with some filed down angle grinder brushes and ok since..
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It just spins at 10,000 rpm like a demented radar..... :P
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Re: rear wiper intermitant

Post by Steamyrotter » Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:08 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="Steamyrotter"]
Replaced them with some filed down angle grinder brushes and ok since..
[/quote]

It just spins at 10,000 rpm like a demented radar..... :P
[/quote]

at least it clears the rain !!!!!

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If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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