One of the wind shield wipers on my r107 doesn't come all the way down when it's at rest - rather it stops a little higher up on the wind screen than it should. Can anyone advise on how I can adjust the wiper so that it sits in its proper place, many thanks?
r107 windshield wiper adjustment
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Is it the 'top' wiper ?
It is normal for the wipers on W116 , W126 and W107 cars which are of a similar design with unequal sweeps to park with one blade a little higher ( an inch or two ) than the other .
Like most cars , the wiper arms sit on splined spindles secured by a nut : they can be removed from the spindle and moved a spline or two either way but bear in mind this will affect the position at the other end of the sweep ( I know you wish to move your blade down , but for someone wishing to adjust the other way there is a danger of hitting the A pillar ) . To make this adjustment , just lift up the little hinged cap at the bottom of the wiper arm and you will see the securing nut ; with the nut off , the arm is likely to be 'stuck' to the splines and will need to be wiggled this way and that to free it off .
Also bear in mind that the park position is not always at the bottom of the sweep , and adjusting too far down can cause the wipers to go off the bottom edge of the windscreen which may damage , blades , paintwork or both .
If both wipers were not parking correctly , the adjustment is in the motor . I can't help with that never having 'done' one of these particular motors .
Hope this is of some help .
It is normal for the wipers on W116 , W126 and W107 cars which are of a similar design with unequal sweeps to park with one blade a little higher ( an inch or two ) than the other .
Like most cars , the wiper arms sit on splined spindles secured by a nut : they can be removed from the spindle and moved a spline or two either way but bear in mind this will affect the position at the other end of the sweep ( I know you wish to move your blade down , but for someone wishing to adjust the other way there is a danger of hitting the A pillar ) . To make this adjustment , just lift up the little hinged cap at the bottom of the wiper arm and you will see the securing nut ; with the nut off , the arm is likely to be 'stuck' to the splines and will need to be wiggled this way and that to free it off .
Also bear in mind that the park position is not always at the bottom of the sweep , and adjusting too far down can cause the wipers to go off the bottom edge of the windscreen which may damage , blades , paintwork or both .
If both wipers were not parking correctly , the adjustment is in the motor . I can't help with that never having 'done' one of these particular motors .
Hope this is of some help .
Derek, your post is of great help, thank you. You are correct, it is the top wiper, but it does sit higher than any other 107 I've seen to the point of being slightly distracting; an inch or so lower down would be normal. I will try adjusting the wiper this week as you've explained and post back. Many thanks again for the detailed post.
