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Squeaky wipers

Post by andysat » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:56 pm

Hi all anyone have them? seems to be on their return to rest stroke,its not the blades(did a search but mainly got wipers not working)
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Re: Squeaky wipers

Post by jamie_z4 » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:58 pm

mine does this too, it makes it sound like a cheap runabout! i think i'll try some rain-x at the weekend
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Post by seanodwyer » Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:59 pm

I had this problem to. Drove me bonkers! A few drops of 3in1 oil on the wiper arm just above the nut where the print is seems to have shut it up.
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Re: Squeaky wipers

Post by yg54sg » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:06 pm

i have this too excellent i'll give that a try! Another squeek is getting in and out of the car the rear wheels/suspension/brakes creak... anyone know what this is? :-)
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Re: Squeaky wipers

Post by normski » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:35 pm

Another squeek is getting in and out of the car the rear wheels/suspension/brakes creak... anyone know what this is?
The handbrake. mine does it if it's not fully pulled.
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Post by seanodwyer » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:40 pm

Yep squeak from the back is the handbrake. A known issue.
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Re: Squeaky wipers

Post by srhutch » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:06 pm

Had my offside wiper arm replaced under warranty due to squeak. After they had replaced the motor and linkage that didn't fix it.
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Re: Squeaky wipers

Post by EdButler » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:36 pm

seanodwyer wrote:I had this problem to. Drove me bonkers! A few drops of 3in1 oil on the wiper arm just above the nut where the print is seems to have shut it up.
Yup i had this too, just oiled the hinge and all has been good for months.
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Post by inkey$ » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:44 pm

Same problem here too. Will try and oil the hinge to shut the minor mini-whine up. If that doesn't work I'll ask the GF to stay at home.
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Post by benlumley » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:21 am

Also noticed this since earlier this week. Will try the oil, ta
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Post by roblightbody » Sat Jul 06, 2019 1:59 pm

Just did this on ours, worked a treat. When we bought it I was worried something expensive was on the way out, so I'm very glad that this is all it is! Never come across this on any other car I've had.
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Post by ben g » Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:48 pm

I sprayed the spring underneath my wiper arms with white lithium grease a few weeks ago and the squeaking stopped :thumbsup:
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Post by Zulu59 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:00 am

I had this problem for months drove me scaty, new blades made no difference, WD40 in all the joints and it’s been perfect ever since :thumbsup:
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Squeaky wipers

Post by Billbob10 » Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:08 am

I had same problem. I lifted the rubber seal where the spindle comes through and squirted some wd40 in .seemed to have worked
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