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CarlDuffin

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:16 pm

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I had a slow speed collision - my passenger front bumper into another driver's front wing, driver side. I at about 10mph, he at about 35mph.

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The problem is my wipers will go up the windscreen and then stop halfway down and I can hear the motor trying to bring the wiper arms down.

I can manually push the wipers back down, but I can't get the wipers to go back up again unless I disconnect the battery, to stop the wiper motor running, reconnect and start ignition again and turning on the wipers.

Then the wipers go up and stop halfway down, motor running, but no wiper arm movement.

Wipers were ok before the collision.

It seems the wiper blades are flush with the windscreen anhd in correct alignment, linkages seem to be ok as the arms are moving to the motor and the motor is working, but something is trapping the downward wiper movement.

Wondering if anyone has any ideas what could be trapped or broken.

Could be a trip to the garage, but I want to clear any obvious things it could be first.

Edward

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:59 pm

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Location: In the garage

Open the bonnet and operate the wipers. Look and see if everything in the mechanism looks OK. Don't stick your fingers in it when it's switched on!


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CarlDuffin

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:04 pm

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Good call. I have four days off work after tomorrow so I'm hoping to get her back on the road and dents out over that time.

CarlDuffin

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:40 pm

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Today I have found:

The motor runs fine and the linkage works fine with both wipers up off the windscreen.

If one or the other wiper is placed back on the windscreen, the wipers stall about two thirds down the screen and I can hear the motor still working.

So it can't be one or other wiper twisted as it doesn't matter which wiper is on the glass, the movement still stalls.

Nothing is loose in the linkage and the motor seems to be working.

I am stumped so I guess I have to go to a garage here they will probably replace the lot and charge me loads.

At least I can DIY the panel damage and replace the plastic grill - also broken I found.

Edward

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:00 pm

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Location: In the garage

Maybe the motor is past its best. I'd stick a new one on there.


	2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible.

CarlDuffin

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:04 pm

Joined: Jan 12, 2017
Posts: 11
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I don't know whether the motor took a knock on shunt through the impact somehow, though it seems out of the way of any impact. It does seem the motor is worth replacing. Is it fairly straight forward to swap out? I can't see any videos for 206 on You Tube for this.

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