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(Message started by: - Mike - on May 23^rd, 2008, 8:58pm)

Title: Would you believe it?
Post by - Mike - on May 23^rd, 2008, 8:58pm

Can't you tell the Bank Holidays here, the weathers turning rotten again and my wiper linkage decided to break on my way home, on a Friday night as well, typical. :-X

This is a new one for me though, expecting that one of the rods had come off I was surprised to see that in actual fact the fault lay with the spline shaft on the linkage. The spline has sheered at the nut. The arm (O/S) also has considerable wear with plenty of filings to prove the point. The only time to my knowledge as to when the arm has ever been removed was when I had the windscreen replaced some time back.

So no doubts it's going to take a week to order one in and cost a fortune. In the meantime I'll probably have to, reluctantly, borrow the one off the Granada.

Title: Re: Would you believe it?
Post by Simmo on May 23^rd, 2008, 9:26pm

Mike, Things may not be as bad as you think. Have you read THIS page (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/wiperlinks.htm)

Title: Re: Would you believe it?
Post by - Mike - on May 23^rd, 2008, 9:40pm

on 05/23/08 at 21:26:40, Simmo wrote:

Mike, Things may not be as bad as you think. Have you read THIS page (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/wiperlinks.htm)

Looks bad enough to me, those are even 2005 prices. }{ }{

Short Arm - Finis 6 127 673 about £6

Long Arm - Finis 6 127 684 about £6

The entire mechanism is available as a unit - cost £85

The job itself doesn't bother me and as its the whole lot I need including wiper arm(s) at 2008 prices and availability now you know why I'm a little bit miffed. Oh! well the joys of motoring, now where's the nearest petrol station. :D

Title: Re: Would you believe it?
Post by Matt on May 24^th, 2008, 6:00pm

ive got a full wiper motor/linking sitting in my shed doing nought, give us a pm if interested :)