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BobG
Member Since: 16 Jun 2009
Location: West Lothian
Posts: 33
 
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| Wiper knocking noise at return point |
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Getting driven mad by a knocking/clunk coming from my wipers at the sweep return point(drivers side). Been and done the clean window and rainex, bosch wiper blades fitted less than 1500 miles ago and it didnt make any difference either. Any clues out there?
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 19th Jul 2011 9:26 pm |
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luvbus
Member Since: 04 Mar 2007
Location: Foot of Rudland Rigg
Posts: 829
 
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You can try 'twisting' the blade, the idea being the blade changes direction bit at a time rather than all at one which is what causes the 'clunk'.
 Club N.E.R.D.s
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| 19th Jul 2011 9:32 pm |
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stick
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
Posts: 592
 
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mine has just started doing this - blades only 3km and swapped them round, made no difference. Does the twisting work? d4 HSE
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| 12th Jan 2012 2:45 pm |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
 
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Im going to twist my  s off if they dont stop clunking 
New blades 10 days ago, just started playing up Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
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| 12th Jan 2012 6:36 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
Posts: 7754
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Sounds more like the nut has worked loose on the wiper arm and needs adjusting on the spines then tightening up - has happened to me before on D3 and D4 plus I've fixed it on 2 other D3s for others.
Last edited by MrH on 12th Jan 2012 7:11 pm. Edited 2 times in total
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| 12th Jan 2012 6:40 pm |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
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Thanks for that, will try in the daylight Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
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| 12th Jan 2012 6:42 pm |
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stick
Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: hants
Posts: 592
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yep Mr H - got it in one!  I had worked it out after my post, but by standing and listening. Thing is I don't see any spines, it just seemed to be able to move on the spigot. I have now simply tightened the nut up in the correct place and it seems fixed. Is there no grooves to keep it in place?
(TBH, there was a time skiing at Xmas that it was snowing so hard, by the time I had scraped the whole screen to turn the wipers on, there was quite a bit to shift and i suspect that did the damage  ) d4 HSE
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| 12th Jan 2012 9:03 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
Posts: 7754
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You've probably worn of the splines/ridges on the softer metal (Ali) of the arm if it's been loose for a while and may need to get a new wiper arm if tighten it doesn't keep it in place, but the ones on the wiper mechanism are of harder metal so they should be ok.
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| 12th Jan 2012 9:08 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
Posts: 8491
 
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Mine did that and I mentioned it to the dealer when I had my last service, from the 'Blackview'  it seemed that they took off some kind of plastic shield and fiddled, could have been with my nuts, then tested it squirting water, then put it all back  Fine now
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| 12th Jan 2012 9:10 pm |
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moorman
Member Since: 05 Jul 2009
Location: East Anglia
Posts: 276
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Left mine in rain sensor mode a few weeks ago - had an early start on a frosty morning started up to defrost and drivers side freed itself but passenger was welded to screen - oh sugar. Manually freed off passenger side and continued on journey but on return trip later passenger side got out of sync and started slapping lower screen and beyond. I was surprised by how loose the nut was - a quick straighten and tighten and good to go.
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| 13th Jan 2012 8:41 pm |
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Leesbay
Member Since: 20 Dec 2011
Location: rainford
Posts: 1581
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drip a little threadlock or similar into the nut and wiper spline so that the nut stays tight (not too much tho or you will lock the whole mechanism up)
its a common problem particularly in winter when the ice gives more resistance to the wiper blade
dont leave auto wipers in the on position in winter!!!!!!!! ....................................................................................................
If my wife ever sells my stuff for what she thinks I paid for them, you lot are gonna get some bargains!
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| 13th Jan 2012 8:55 pm |
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