Dismantling Rear Wiper Assy.

4eTouareg · Dec 9, 2014

My rear wiper assembly is loose (the whole assy moves).
I suspect it is the nut shown here at "1" that needs some tightening.

To get to it (to tighten it), I have to remove the wiper arm "2".
That's just where the problem comes in.
I have 'rocked' it to and throw (as per ELSAWin), with no success.
I have sprayed it with penetrating oil daily for a week.
I am careful with a hammer out of fear that I might break the glass.
There is no space to use a bearing puller.

The arm has a steel nut molded into plastic, so one cannot use to much force!

Any ideas?

4ePikanini · Dec 9, 2014

Compressed butane or co2 to cool (shrink) the shaft and then try a wiggle?

Odessa · Dec 9, 2014

hey both you blokes on the same thread.... just noticed ... whats with the "4e" ???

4eTouareg · Dec 9, 2014

Odessa said:
hey both you blokes on the same thread.... just noticed ... whats with the "4e" ???

Father and son, both with the surname 'Fourie', which is pronounced '4e'

PS 'Pikanini' is local African language for 'Young Boy'.
Not that he is that any more!

Odessa · Dec 9, 2014

ok knew there had to be something to it ... how cool is that !!!

Reminds me of my step-brother from Indonesia his name is Iwan but everyone calls him E1

noobytoogy · Dec 9, 2014

Don't you two guys talk to each other then? ; )

I ended up sawing the wiper arm off and buggered the tapered and splined shaft that it sits on in doing so.

noobytoogy · Dec 9, 2014

Calling someone a pikanini here in the UK would probably get a policeman having a chat with you about racism. Bloody crackers!

4eTouareg · Dec 9, 2014

noobytoogy said:
Don't you two guys talk to each other then? ; )

I ended up sawing the wiper arm off and buggered the tapered and splined shaft that it sits on in doing so.

His proposal sounds like it could work but I would prefer not to use butane near the Treg.

I was hoping somebody had a better / alternative solution!

PS
Don't confuse 'pikanini' with the derogatory 'boy' as sometimes used in the States.
'Pikanini' is politically acceptable here, and used in an endearing manner.

4ePikanini · Dec 9, 2014

We communicate here on certain solutions as it may help others and others may help us from doing something stupid.

10 heads are better than 2.

SuperCar · Dec 9, 2014

What's the correct method to remove the cover (#5 in diagram)? Rear glass was broken by rock and the glass Co. pried it off breaking both plastic clips.

noobytoogy · Dec 9, 2014

From memory it slides upwards for off and downwards for on.

For anyone fitting a new one, inspect if carefully BEFORE you start or you'll be going back to buy another!!

nickyt · Dec 9, 2014

Keep Spraying it and rocking it.

Other then that, you could try to make a homemade puller if a have a few basic metal working tools available. This one that I found via google images might work.

4eTouareg · Dec 10, 2014

nickyt said:
Keep Spraying it and rocking it.

Other then that, you could try to make a homemade puller if a have a few basic metal working tools available. This one that I found via google images might work.

That one can work!

Pity though that I have to buy a tool which might work, and never need again.

new2treg · Dec 10, 2014

SO, did you ever get it off??

4eTouareg · Dec 11, 2014

new2treg said:
SO, did you ever get it off??

Not yet.
I will take another shot at it over the weekend.

Odessa · Dec 11, 2014

yep lost count of how many tools ive bought for single jobs.

Well be good and known within your mind in the fact that you can now accomplish more than you could before !!! ..... because you have more of these rubbish tools !!!!

4eTouareg said:
That one can work!

Pity though that I have to buy a tool which might work, and never need again.

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