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Bluericky

Member Since: 26 Jun 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 647

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Keswick Green

From experience it sounds as though your wiper spindles are seizing up, the age of you landy is similar to when i had the issue. Dash nearly needs to come off but not entirely, pretty simple just rather time consuming.

However if you can hear the motor doing its thing and not sounding as if it’s struggling to do so, then I’d agree with a previous post of your wiper ‘chain’ either coming loose or being worn. You can get away with removing just a few screws from the fascia and lefthand dash to prise open and remove / replace the mechanism

I’d say it was highly unlikely to be your relay or park switch !

12th Nov 2018 12:19am

CBearRun

Member Since: 03 Jun 2018
Location: Clydebank
Posts: 20

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Epsom Green

Excellent bluericky!

I’ve popper out this morning dropping the weans off and popped by my local garage to ask his advice. What he said fits in with your line of though bluericky.
You can manually move the wipers outside of the car and they both move together so my mechanics thoughts were that they have come away from the mechanism or something similar.

Wish me luck : /

12th Nov 2018 9:55am

sfrankland

Member Since: 05 Aug 2018
Location: essex
Posts: 29

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Indus Silver

Thanks everyone for the advise. Relay came today. Can’t believe how a £10 relay can make such a difference! Great little mod.

16th Nov 2018 3:09pm

Michael Brindley

Member Since: 07 May 2008
Location: stoke-on-trent
Posts: 84

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Firenze Red

Just done mine this week,on previous vehicle wiper boxes went but this time it was gear in the wiper motor can be bought seperately dont need to buy motor.THis gear is plastic which run on metal worm gear on motor.Best replace lot while you got dash off.

16th Nov 2018 7:51pm

Michael Brindley

Member Since: 07 May 2008
Location: stoke-on-trent
Posts: 84

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Pictured the roub gear which drives the rod is plastic and had completely stripped

16th Nov 2018 7:57pm

CBearRun

Member Since: 03 Jun 2018
Location: Clydebank
Posts: 20

Attempt

So attempt to take off dash was horrendous!

Lack of experience, knowledge, somewhere indoors to work and the lack of daylight these months drove me insane.
This is my daily drive car so dont really have the opportunity to do it over a few days.

So booked into a local independent landy garage next week to have it done.
Not chuffed with myself as its costing a fortune.

Thanks for all the advice guys just think this repair was a bit much for a novice like myself!
I will be doing the relay when i get paid though!

19th Nov 2018 3:17pm

CBearRun

Member Since: 03 Jun 2018
Location: Clydebank
Posts: 20

Job all done at my local Landy independent Garage.

Cost me a fortune in labour but worth getting it done.

Also got hold of a VW99 locally as well which was great and a cracking idea so thanks for that guys!

30th Nov 2018 9:27pm

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