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RANGER1312 Member Since: 04 Feb 2018 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 125 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi lightning,
Sorry I can't help however I have the same issue with mine so keen to see if/ how anybody has resolved it. |
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blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17885 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The click will be wear at some point in the drive mechanism. If you have recently replaced the rack and wheelboxes (and used good quality replacements) the most likely source will be the gear and crank mechanism in the motor. I believe that these are available as a separate parts though.
It is entirely normal for the prehistoric linkage on the Defender to do this, there are so many individual wear points that it is easy to understand why every other manufacturer changed to rod drive 40 years ago! You can check for wear in the wheelboxes and drive rack by seeing how much relative movement there is between the two wiper arms (hold one and waggle the other), and to a lesser extent in the motor crank by waggling both wipers together. Apart from being an irritant, a click/clunk from the crank is generally not harmful and the motor will run for years like this. |
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lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 3263 ![]() ![]() |
Thank you for the information
I will take a look at it next time l have to remove the dash, which will be to fit the cruise control kit. |
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