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Wiper Gaiters


Soeley
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Not sure if this has been covered before or not? 

But just a quick guide to replacing the wiper spindle gaiters in the scuttle panel. I noticed last weekend mine had perished, so I ordered two new ones from my local dealer, about £11 each.

Picture 1: First of all remove the covers off the wiper arms to reveal the nuts, then remove the nuts (14mm socket). Tip, put a mark on the spindle to aid in re-positioning the arms later.

Picture 2: Split gaiter

Picture 3: Remove the plastic rivets at each end of the scuttle panel

Picture 4: Plastic scuttle panel removed

Picture 5 & 6: One split, the other just showing signs of splitting

Replace the gaiters with the new ones, I sprayed a fair bit of white lithium grease inside the new gaiter to lubricate against the spindle shaft before fitting. Put it all back together in reverse order.

Why bother? I'm sure I read  somewhere on here previously about someone having trouble with the wiper wheel boxes due to water ingress through the split gaiters.

 

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Found mine in a similar state a couple of years ago when I removed the panel to fit new spark plugs. Reminds me I need to look at them again and add some more grease if needed before the new ones split.

Craig.

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