steve.rs

Hey there can anyone tell me if its common for the front wiper linkage to wear out,as the wipers in mine are a right pain in the ar-e one minute they hit the bottom of the window then they hit the side all i can guess is linkage is worn out eh .Is it an easy job to sort out ?
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steve

AndrewC

I had the balljoint on the motor to pantograph mechanism fail on my fozzy, it's rare but it can happen, fiddly job to replace aswell.

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steve.rs

cheers mate

steve.rs

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lightwave693

usually its the plastic joint part that joins to the motor than breaks and falls apart leaving it all floppy. the bar can be bought from subaru on its own i have been told, or a second hand one from a scrappy can fix it. replacing isnt that hard, just hope you have smallish hands.

steve.rs

cheers mate ,so what do i have ?do i have to take anything apart? or just reach up under take the old part off and put a new part on.please let me know
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steve

Hakon

About 14 quid for the linkage new from Subaru. Take the black plastic wiper mechanism cover off first, so you can determine which of the linkages is actually gonzo. Mine was the motor arm to first linkage bush. You will need pretty much all of the plastic clips that hold the black wiper grill on too. They are too easy to destroy getting them off.

steve.rs

thanks guys will ave a look this weekend
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steve

steve.rs

hey there linkage a bit more than £14 from subaru they quoted just now on the phone £49.46+vat pricy eh lol

steve.rs

hey there not sure where that particular subaru store person got the £49.46 from but just phoned another subaru garage and was quoted £12+vat big difference eh lol