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Squeaky wipers- pivot bush worn.

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18 Jan 2019 17:34 #201076 by Scimike
I have Halfords own verson of the Bosch Aero blade fitted to my Jimny and also not had any issues. I believe the manufacturer behind Halfords blades is Velo, been on for 12 months. Plan to fit them on my other cars so long as I can get them to fit.
Prior to these my wipers would "judder" and make an awful noise, but that was just the rubber on old blades going hard over time and not flexing as the blades changed direction. I suspect any type of new blade would have stopped this. So as other have said try some new blades first..

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20 Jan 2019 13:49 #201226 by Busta
Had a chance to look into this further today. I took the wiper arms and scuttle trim off, then pried off the locking washers with a screwdriver to have a look at the bushes. 2 things were very obvious. The NS bush was significantly more worn than the OS bush, and the wear on the NS bush was all in one direction, turning the round hole into a slot.
So the fix was simple. Swap the bushes around, and orientate the NS bush (now the OS bush) the opposite way so any wear is in the opposite direction. I applied a liberal coating of motorcycle chain wax (for no reason other than it was what I had to hand) to the spindles and reassembled. On first test the squeak appears to be completely gone! Time will tell whether it's a long term fix or just the affect of the lubricant but I only took 30 minutes so any improvement is worthwhile.
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20 Jan 2019 16:38 #201231 by Max Headroom
Interesting how its only worn on one side.

Hopefully its a cure


IF IT AINT BROKE, KEEP FIXING IT UNTIL IT IS

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20 Jan 2019 18:03 #201236 by Lambert
Good result.

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21 Jan 2019 11:53 #201324 by Busta
Yes. A free fix is always a good fix. However I may have to fork out for new bushes next time, probably in another 95,000 miles.

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21 Jan 2019 15:44 - 21 Jan 2019 15:44 #201336 by yakuza
Very clever to move bits around. I really like when you can do these kind of fixes and save both cost and other resources.
Too much stuff just goes to waste these days :)

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21 Jan 2019 17:33 #201350 by adrianr
Proper fix. Nicely done.

In my mind it is always best to repair before replace if at all possible.

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