Squeaking Window Wipers

[chris_c201]

Alright Guys,

This might seem trivial and i don't wanna offend anyone in light of recent OT threads!

Anyway, being the neurotic freak that i am my squeaking window wipers where driving me nuts on my bugeye since i got it so i finally got round to changing the wipers tonight, lo and behold squeak is still there..... arrrgggghh!!

Any idea's, i've replaced them wi Bosch so i don't think its the wipers, my plan is to give the window a decent clean at the weekend then WD40 any of the mechanics i can get in at ......

Please tell me there is a cure, just finished getting rid of the "whistling" seat belts and also a squeak at the passenger side after about 2 weeks of hunting it down and this is the last thing i need!

Cheers

Chris

[dougster]

I'll walk along with some RAIN-EX.

Try that.

[sharon_mccall]

Sorry, have no idea how to help, but think it's funny when stupid wee noises drive you nuts like that.

Good luck. Hope you find it soon.

[chris_c201]

Was thinking that as well....

Got rain-x there which i need to use on the rear screen anyway, i'll give it a shot at the weekend....

I honestly think i have serious issue's when it comes to squeaks and rattles as i'll often go through the "can you hear it" routine and no one hears it til i point it out yet its like a huge ear piercing drone in my head...... can't tune out no matter how loud the stereo is, lol

[st3ph3n]

Rain-X is the daddy!

Except it does make you drive faster just to clear your windows.

[ian_finlayson]

I've just got some PIAA wipers and they are brilliant! No chance of sqeeking as they are silicon

[G.T.]

i think i seen somewhere somebody on tv wiping a thin coat of cookin oil on the blade, but personaly you cant go wrong with rain x

[alistair_learmonth]

A can appreciate where yo ucome from with squeeks in a car. I got to find where they come from, why, and fix pronto.

Silence is golden, funny how i never heard my three kids cry during the night, must be a decibels thing

[chris_c201]

Or selective hearing, lol

I'll post my clean / rain-x results after the weekend!

[Fee]

The RAC advert says to wipe them with vinegar to clean them....that might stop the squeeking

[chris_c201]

Anytime i clean the glass i always use clear water with some vinegar then dry with newspaper, apparently the acidity of the vinegar plus the ink on the newspaper is good for removing any residue....

Cheers for the info..

Chris.

[chris_c201]

Well folks i got round to cleaning the car today, gave it a wash, dried the windows, done them wi newspaper and then rain-x....

Squeak is still there......

I give in

[Guest]

try the vinegar m8

honest.it might just work,its amazing how much dirt comes off the blades even after washing them.thats what i do.

also using Bosch blades with no probs/squeaks

good luck

[chris_c201]

What a saga.....

Despite my initial efforts not working i continued to persevere due to my sanity being at stake.

Cleaned the window with vinegar, then re-done the rain-x - Still squeaking.

After enrolling an assistant i try putting the wipers on with the drivers blade lifted off the screen, no squeak, jus as i start to think it is definetely the blade as my brother puts it back on the screen we both realise a slight squeak before it actually touches.

Next plan is to oil all the mechanism..... Still squeaking.

Then i remove the wiper arms thinking it is the spring on the back of the mechanism and soak that in oil - Still squeaking.

On Saturday i set out to clean my car but decided to have one last shot at it and ended up dismantling most of the mechanism after removing the seal and plastice cover that goes over the motor etc. Half way through oiling everything i realised there was quite a bit of play in the whole mechanism, when i investigated further i realised there is a bolt which holds one end on by going through the "firewall" between the engine bay and cabin, on the other end of the bolt there was no nut!!

I didn't have anything to hand that would fit so i put everything back together and hey presto the squeak is gone anyway, i removed the bolt and forced it back into place as its held by a rubber gromet and i think its enough to hold it just now. I'll pick up a nut at the weekend though.....

Now i don't have to drive along without being able to see anything anymore as i just couldn't handle the squeak! "Sorry Mr Officer, couldn't see as my window was covered in rain!"

[ScoobyAndy]

Well done mate.

Its only taken you a few days

[sharon_mccall]

LOL, Inspector Clouseau, glad you got that sorted m8.

[chris_c201]

Thats the 3 squeaks / rattles i had in the car when i got it all sorted now....

Beginning to think i have a major screw loose! lol

[sharon_mccall]

LOL, as long as it's not a squeaky screw..................

[chris_c201]

lol, maybe i just have supersonic hearing or something, that would explain the "can you hear that" conversations when the response is mostly "what?"

[sharon_mccall]

LOL, we have a super hero in our midst.

Should maybe change your name to "SuperLugs"

[fai17]

It must have been the wee moose that you let loose while dismantling everything m8

I've got a squeaky driver side wiper too

So i don't like driving it in the rain

[chris_c201]

Peter - Thats one of the reasons i had to do something about it, i genuinely was struggling to see at times but couldn't be bothered listening to the squeak so continued anyway!!

I'm now officially squeakbuster (or superlugs)