Hi all
driving along the wipers suddenly stopped about 30° above the horizontal.
stopped the car and checked them. there was free movement in the wipers.
wipers were moving ,thought it might be a mechanical failure. got back home and after sussing how to remove the plastic scuttle, i tried to remove the wiper assembly. no chance!
had to remove holder for ecu off bulkhead and remove a bracket.
then there were several screws behind insulation. 1 nut which require a deep socket.
the elusive screw was behind the aluminium covering on the bulkhead, so just made a small incision to access the last screw. removed wiper assembly and opened the motor gearbox. nylon gear wheel had threads stripped, on a car about a month out of warranty with 15k on the clock.
is this a known issue ?
thanks