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rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

the wipers on the bus go 'tap tap tap'

yeah a little bit annoying

the passenger side wiper makes this tapping sound when on either intermittant or normal as if the metal arm is hitting the screen which it isn't.
I have changed the blades and tightened the nuts holding the arm to the spindle thingy that sticks out on both sides but the only change was that the tapping sound is now on the down stroke instead of the up stroke. It often stops for a short while if I'm going up hill but then comes back.

Has anyone else had this ? I had the same on an old Mini but that was just a characteristic I think

15th Sep 2011 9:17pm

CarlW

Member Since: 21 Sep 2010
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 53

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Try using Rain-X - I find I hardly ever use the wipers! MY11 110 XS Station Wagon in Stornoway

15th Sep 2011 9:38pm

bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana

are you referring to a 'click' when the wiper turns to the far right?
Mine does that and it is really annoying but i keep forgetting to mention it to the dealer - never seems to rain when i have taken it in !

BM52

15th Sep 2011 10:24pm

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

no its more of a tap than a click - not that I have ever had to differentiate between those two sounds before

and its as the wiper starts to move either from the bottom or top of the screen that you hear it if that makes sense

15th Sep 2011 10:43pm

warren

Member Since: 14 Oct 2009
Location: East Lancs.
Posts: 903

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Santorini Black

Mines done this on and off for the last year or so, but thought nothing of it. Seems to be a bit more frequent now though, and the wipers have stopped parking where they should when you turn them off - they just stop wherever they are on the screen.

It'll be due for a service in a couple of months anyway, just going to wait till then (along with the paint thats peeling off the roof... again

)... unless they throw a proper strop and give up altogether.

16th Sep 2011 2:39pm

Ninetenths

Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Sarf Lundun
Posts: 161

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

warren wrote:
Mines done this on and off for the last year or so, but thought nothing of it. Seems to be a bit more frequent now though, and the wipers have stopped parking where they should when you turn them off - they just stop wherever they are on the screen.

get that fixed quick- the next stage is complete wiper failure, which happened to me in the middle of Donegal, its not an easy fix as its a dash off job

Pimped black '07 Puma
Equally Pimped Black Pick up Truck

Rollin deep

16th Sep 2011 4:12pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17735

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

My wipers used to do all the usual tricks;

- stopping anywhere
- not stopping at all !
- click/tap/ping/graunch when changing blade direction.

Since I took the whole system off the car, cleaned and lubricated the spindles/wheelboxes and rack (none of which appeared ever to have been lubricated), regreased the motor wheelbox, and fitted a new park switch they have been perfect (although I know it's tempting fate to say so). Before I did this using the wipers was a real adventure, you simply never knew quite what would happen when you turned them on!

Doing the whole of the above took about 1 hour and doesn't involve complete removal of the dash - see my posts on other threads for details.

Dealers won't do this properly since there's not really any incentive for them.

16th Sep 2011 6:05pm

willy eckerslike

Member Since: 15 Jun 2009
Location: North yorks
Posts: 1789

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Keswick Green

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic2031.html?highlight= Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper

16th Sep 2011 7:05pm

BigMike

Member Since: 13 Jul 2010
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2253

CarlW wrote:
Try using Rain-X - I find I hardly ever use the wipers!

Ditto. I have sil blades too but with a recent rain-x aplication I just dont use them if its heavy rain at high speed, just no need

16th Sep 2011 7:22pm

rossy

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Co. Roscommon
Posts: 1296

thanks Willy and Blackwolf. Mine aren't at that stage yet but I know what to do now.

It seems to be a fairly common problem

16th Sep 2011 7:29pm

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