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Nunnspoet
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Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« on: May 20th, 2009, 2:21pm » |
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Heeeeellllpppp!!!
How do I remove the high rise brake light unit from the inside of the Tailgate window. I have seperated the back but I need to get the unit off in order to examine the workings of the rear wiper as the washer part is gunged up and I need to fix this??
IN great FRUSTRATION
Mike
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Nunnspoet
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #1 on: May 20th, 2009, 2:30pm » |
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 I don't need to get it off.
Madness has finally got me. Lifting the tailgate means that the wiper mechanism is now at the TOP
I ain't ever going to live this down 
I may as well confess all. I've been trying to get the light cluster for about AN HOUR
Mike
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #2 on: May 20th, 2009, 2:40pm » |
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #3 on: May 20th, 2009, 3:11pm » |
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Mike. The first thing to is to check the 'pinhole' in the end of the wiper arm.Then if no water remove the wiper arm complete with connector from the wiper spindle. Watch the latter as it is a small,right angled, plastic connector which will break if you are not careful. Water is fed up through the hollow spindle in the motor and connected ,via the 90 deg connector to the rubber tubing inside the arm. Have you checked out the washer bottle as often 'crud' builds up in that and blocks the tubing at that end?.
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #4 on: May 20th, 2009, 5:05pm » |
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Get one of those cans of compressed air - you can get them in Maplins or PC World - and try blowing the compressed air through the hole in the washer jet using the thin plastic tube which comes with the can, similar to the one you get with WD-40.
Worked for me 
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #5 on: May 20th, 2009, 7:15pm » |
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Thanks for your replies folks . You have been very forgiving and informative  . I did expect a fair bit of ribbing, maybe that is to come 
All is sorted now thanks. This saga started months ago when the rear wash didn't work. I put up with it for a while but was scared to reverse with the wipers on as all I did was scratch the rear window.
Then one fine day about a month ago I had a go at sorting it out...Disconected the rear wiper arm, poked the hole out, and gave it a go.  Sludgy stuff shot out o the hole and splattered the screen and the bonnet and bumper on my other Scorp. Gave it another go, lot's of whirring noises but no wash. And that was the status quo till today when, after I has sussed out top from bottom, I removed the complete mechanism and gave it a good poking with a lenght of soft wire------gunge, lots of gunge, and now all is hunky-dory once again and peace reigns over the house of Nunnns 
Mike 
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #6 on: May 20th, 2009, 8:25pm » |
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on May 20th, 2009, 7:15pm, Nunnspoet wrote:peace reigns over the house of Nunnns
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #7 on: May 20th, 2009, 9:16pm » |
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Mike, That sort of 'gunge' is often caused by adding washing up liquid to the washer bottle so may be a good idea to check that out. Glad your sorted for now.
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #8 on: May 21st, 2009, 2:36am » |
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on May 20th, 2009, 2:30pm, Nunnspoet wrote: I don't need to get it off.
Madness has finally got me. Lifting the tailgate means that the wiper mechanism is now at the TOP
I ain't ever going to live this down
I may as well confess all. I've been trying to get the light cluster for about AN HOUR
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Re: Estate tailgate Brake light Cluster
« Reply #9 on: May 21st, 2009, 4:21pm » |
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Great stufff. My wife is in fits of laughter .
Wait till my 2 sons get wind of this.
Mike
Thanks for the washng up liquid info. I have'nt used it for about 40 years ;
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