Thread: rear wiper on 200tdi

When they wipe, the blade moves to about a 45 degree angle as you mentioned and then flips to the other 45 degree angle as it comes back on the dowstroke.

I would be replacing the actual rubber wiper blade, even though they look ok they often cause shuddering when they are worn.

Don't get anything fancy, just a simple cheapy single blade one from supercheap or somewhere for less than $5.

On quite a few cars I have had to carefully twist the wiper arms to get the blades sitting at the correct angle to the glass. I usually use two shifters for leverage.

I used to own a 93 model that I bought new. It did that from day one, but I never bothered to try to fix it.

Originally Posted by nice1guv

When they wipe, the blade moves to about a 45 degree angle as you mentioned and then flips to the other 45 degree angle as it comes back on the dowstroke.

I would be replacing the actual rubber wiper blade, even though they look ok they often cause shuddering when they are worn.
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Done that. Replaced the rubber, didn't work. Then I changed the blade thing that the rubber sits in (name escapes me at the moment). It's pretty good, flexes well. The arm is still causing it to be on the wrong angle. When I man handle it I can see its just not going to work.

Originally Posted by BigJon

On quite a few cars I have had to carefully twist the wiper arms to get the blades sitting at the correct angle to the glass. I usually use two shifters for leverage.

Originally Posted by facarroll

I used to own a 93 model that I bought new. It did that from day one, but I never bothered to try to fix it.

Well it is heartening to know I'm not the only one. I was thinking along the same lines as BigJon, twist the arm. The 2 shifters method sounds good. I've got 2 arms now so I should be able to get it right.