The Danger of bending your windscreen wiper back

[Sheldon]

Dear All,

Just after the Oxford meeting on August 29th, I noticed a small crack developing along the bottom of my windscreen just where the wiper motor arm is. I posted the problem on the forum and no one replied! Which reassured me that either this problem soooo boring, or that it was uncommon.

After taking my car to RAC windscreens, I was told that that my wiper arm has been slowly rubbing against the windscreen, scratching it and then with the added vibration from the road, a crack had developed.

My Dad and myself tried our best to raise the pantograph arm on my GT3 a little higher by placing washers under the bracket that goes aroung the motor arm. However...it did not work, and could actually smooth out the grooves on the motor arm spline meaning a new wiper arm motor unit (a real pig to get to!).

After much looking, we realised that because the windscreen wiper had been bent all the way back (by someone previous- I hope!) that the metal clip that covers the wiper arm springs was not flat any more, but was now a "V". This clip had scratched the windscreen - over the last 2 years!!

Thankfully, my insurance will cover the cost of my windscreeen (

[CarlC]

I am sure I will get zero replies again! But I hope my plight will save someone's windscreen from getting cracked without them knowing that it is happening!

Mark.

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Just to prove you wrong, here is a reply!

Not becuase of this problem but I had to get my windscreen replaced, done on insurance so it cost me

[x6gas]

Good call Mark! I'll be checking mine tomorrow too!

[DAVES_GT3]

Dear All,

Just after the Oxford meeting on August 29th, I noticed a small crack developing along the bottom of my windscreen just where the wiper motor arm is.  I posted the problem on the forum and no one replied! Which reassured me that either this problem soooo boring, or that it was uncommon.

After taking my car to RAC windscreens, I was told that that my wiper arm has been slowly rubbing against the windscreen, scratching it and then with the added vibration from the road, a crack had developed.

My Dad and myself tried our best to raise the pantograph arm on my GT3 a little higher by placing washers under the bracket that goes aroung the motor arm.  However...it did not work, and could actually smooth out the grooves on the motor arm spline meaning a new wiper arm motor unit (a real pig to get to!).

After much looking, we realised that because the windscreen wiper had been bent all the way back (by someone previous- I hope!) that the metal clip that covers the wiper arm springs was not flat any more, but was now a "V".  This clip had scratched the windscreen - over the last 2 years!! 

Thankfully, my insurance will cover the cost of my windscreeen (

[Mark Blanchard]

Mine has the blue visor strip and it's been fine. It was fitted by the RAC in early spring and has had no water leaks or stress cracks. The RAC service / admin was TOTAL crap. I wouldn

[Sheldon]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the kind advice! That's great! It was really good meeting you at Oxford. Did you get your boost problem sorted??

Safe driving,

Mark

[DAVES_GT3]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the kind advice! That's great! It was really good meeting you at Oxford.  Did you get your boost problem sorted??

Safe driving,

Mark

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Hi Mark

Yer rather embarasing actually. It looks as if it it the boost gauge that is off by about 0.3 bar. i did have boost problems which are now sorted but just assumed i still had a fault. Never mind all sorted now.

I tackled the gear linkages the other week. Nearly there its just a bit notchy changing gear but ive just replaced the bearings in the translator which i am hoping will have done the job. Just got to put it back together now!!

Take care

Dave