Front Wiper Blade travel - can they be adjusted?

[pfcallaghan]

Hi, our Fredas front wipers are slamming into the lower windscreen plastic facia making one hell of a bang - worse when on fast and at higher road speeds. I've tried adjusting the position of the arms on the drive spindles but there is a lot of backlash and the drivers side wiper arm now passes the A piller on the up stroke (!!!), which is again not much good. My question is: can the throw of the blades be reduced mechanically or is there a bit of electrical wizardry that is supposed to limit the angular travel but has perhaps packed up - a sensor perhaps? If anyone has an answer or some advice then drop me a pm or e-mail me at [email protected]
Cheers, Paul and Claire

[missfixit70]

Sounds to me like your mechanism is worn if there's that much play in it, I'd have a look at the mechanism & see what's wearing loose, or give Tonic or Ebygum a shout, they're breaking bongos, may still have a wiper mechanism available.
This diagram may help - http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html.
Just a thought, have you got the right blades on the right arms & the right arms on the right spindles? I got myself very confused when I took mine off to spray them

[bongobaz]

Sounds to me like your mechanism is worn if there's that much play in it, I'd have a look at the mechanism & see what's wearing loose, or give Tonic or Ebygum a shout, they're breaking bongos, may still have a wiper mechanism available.
This diagram may help - http://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsm ... mgno=.html.
Just a thought, have you got the right blades on the right arms & the right arms on the right spindles? I got myself very confused when I took mine off to spray them

Did same which is which?

[missfixit70]

Dunno, took a few goes to get it right, I'd had a busy weekend & Boyfrombrasil & Sue turned up halfway through, so I didn't know what I was doing

[bongobaz]

Is it the long rubbery thing on the short swingy thing on the drivey side
and the short rubbery thing on the long swingy thing on the other side
or am i mixing my rubbering and swinging.

Fuctifino, took a few goes to get it right, I'd had a busy weekend & Boyfrombrasil & Sue turned up halfway through, so I didn't know what I was doing

[missfixit70]

Sounds right & looks right according to the lushprojects piccy Baz .

[wishmaster]

'Rubbery things and Swinging' sounds interesting

[jaylee]

Is it the long rubbery thing on the short swingy thing on the drivey side
and the short rubbery thing on the long swingy thing on the other side
or am i mixing my rubbering and swinging.

Fuctifino, took a few goes to get it right, I'd had a busy weekend & Boyfrombrasil & Sue turned up halfway through, so I didn't know what I was doing

Yep sound right to me too!

You should be able to set em up so the drivers arm don't slap the A pillar on the top stroke & they tickle the top of the plastic at rest...