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Hi All
I have not used my van for months due to a ban, i fired her up 4 weeks ago and all was good until i tested the wipers and a linkage arm popped off.
Both shafts that limk to the wipers were jammed/stiff so i freed them up with WD40, put it back together and all working fine.
4 weeks later agian after no use and the exact same happened, moving the wiper arms is very hard/stiff, i tried the repair clips that are supposed to hold the ball/socket together but they just popped off!!
Obviously WD40 is not doing the job. I need to get grease into the shafts.
The arms are stiff now again.
How can i fix this guys? Somehow i need to get some form of grease into the shafts?
Can this be done? I have seen people drill holes in hinges before and injecting grease to fix them.
Has anyone got any experience/ideas on this, how are they reconditioning them, it only takes 10 mins to remove the whole linkage/motor.
Any help/ideas much appreciated.
I have not used my van for months due to a ban, i fired her up 4 weeks ago and all was good until i tested the wipers and a linkage arm popped off.
Both shafts that limk to the wipers were jammed/stiff so i freed them up with WD40, put it back together and all working fine.
4 weeks later agian after no use and the exact same happened, moving the wiper arms is very hard/stiff, i tried the repair clips that are supposed to hold the ball/socket together but they just popped off!!
Obviously WD40 is not doing the job. I need to get grease into the shafts.
The arms are stiff now again.
How can i fix this guys? Somehow i need to get some form of grease into the shafts?
Can this be done? I have seen people drill holes in hinges before and injecting grease to fix them.
Has anyone got any experience/ideas on this, how are they reconditioning them, it only takes 10 mins to remove the whole linkage/motor.
Any help/ideas much appreciated.