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MTB Phil
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Post by MTB Phil » Mon May 15, 2017 5:56 am

Good morning,
I have a rattling noise coming from the front middle of dashboard, sounds like it might be under the plastic cowling behind the wipers. I tried removing the wipers but after removing the nuts, they would not budge. I was worried about applying to much pressure to lever them off as I didn't want to damage the plastic cowling. Any Ideas please.

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Post by Stuartt » Mon May 15, 2017 6:14 am

Hi Phill
Worth checking the strut braces are tight wher they bolt to the fire wall as this can cause a rattle / knock that sounds like it's coming from that area.
A bit of penetrating oil on the spindles and let it soak through may help release the arms.

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Post by srhutch » Mon May 15, 2017 6:43 am

As Stuart says, strut braces would be my first port of call.
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Post by MTB Phil » Wed May 17, 2017 1:04 pm

Thanks guys,

I already checked the strut braces, this noise seems to be coming from below the plastic cowling beneath the wipers.

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Post by PDB » Thu May 18, 2017 10:41 pm

I cleaned out the wiper motor recently due to erratic wiping caused by too much grease on the wiper motor. This guide is really usefull:

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/show ... lty-wipers

As for getting the arms off, they are on bloody tight so unless you have a puller, use some anti seize, take a t break then jiggle+pull.

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