hoss1720 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My wifes friend has a 55plated Td5 Defender,and over the past few weeks she says the wipers have started to get slower and slower and have now stopped working altogether. Fuse Has been checked .Thats ok. Is it likely to need a new motor or the arm mechanism replacing.? Anyone changed them,whats it like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Pivots may well have siezed, or perhaps the motor itself. You can take the mechanism apart/strip it/grease and rebuild for no money at all. The motor doesn't burn out either, but you need to remove the gearbox cover, free it off, clean it all, re-grease, and reassemble. Done this myself and it's pretty easy to do. Freeing it all off can be a pain, but a motor is over £90, so there's an incentive for you Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss1720 Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Sorted it.One of the pivots had seized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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