#1: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: CarlDuffin, Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:16 pm ---- 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.
#2: Re: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:59 pm ---- 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!
#3: Re: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: CarlDuffin, Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:04 pm ---- 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.
#4: Re: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: CarlDuffin, Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:40 pm ---- 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.
#5: Re: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:00 pm ---- Maybe the motor is past its best. I'd stick a new one on there.
#6: Re: Bonnet shunt has caused a windscreen wiper problem Author: CarlDuffin, Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:04 pm ---- 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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