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(Message started by: jenks on Jan 16^th, 2007, 6:11pm)

Title: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by jenks on Jan 16^th, 2007, 6:11pm

I'm having a bad month, crusing along an old roman road today at 70 in lashing rain when what should happen but the wipers stop dead straight up. I know exactly whats happened cos my sister had same problem with her fiat a week ago! Get out open bonnet sure enough linkage arms come away. clip back on its good for a few miles then goes again etc etc

Anyone got any tricks for getting the thing to stay back on??
Cheers peeps
Chris

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by Scorpius on Jan 16^th, 2007, 6:13pm

In my experience, you just have to bite the bullit and replace the mechanism.

Ian

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by harry.m1byt on Jan 16^th, 2007, 6:35pm

A couple of small tiewraps crossed over the top of the plastic bush works as a temporary fix for a while. Longer term you need to replace the worn arm complete with bush and perhaps even what ever the ball is attached to. If the latter is corroded, the new bush will not last long.

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by Baz on Jan 16^th, 2007, 8:48pm

If you go into a Ford Dealer and tell them you have a 94-98 Scorpio, they will tell you that you have to buy the whole linkage system because it didn't come as seperate parts. I however you tell him you have a Granada, the parts are available as seperate items and you can just buy the bit you need and all the parts of the wiper linkage on our cars are the same as the older Granadas....

Baz

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by Snoopy on Jan 16^th, 2007, 8:55pm

look at WIPERS (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/wiperlinks.htm) and in that page you will get the part numbers you may require.

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by Scorpius on Jan 16^th, 2007, 9:35pm

Alternatively, i will sell you the whole linkage for a tenner plus postage off of the 2.3 i am breaking.

Ian

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by bizzay1 on Jan 16^th, 2007, 11:22pm

Two tie wraps have been holding mine together for about 4 months now & I always carry a couple of spares in the glove box

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by Jim on Jan 17^th, 2007, 12:37am

The long arm which is normaly the problem is under £10 from FMD.

Title: Re: WIPER LINKAGE ARMS!!!!
Post by cscars1 on Jan 17^th, 2007, 11:42pm

i found the easiest way was to drill throught the centre of the ball and socket with a small drill bit and put a split pin through

works for years