YOU GUYS ARE ALL INSANE! HA HA HA 

i come on here for friendly advice and its like Jongleurs in here! 

EddieX wrote on 18. Sep 2007 at 20:23:


That'll be the reason then 

Bosch wipers arent as flexible as Vx wipers.

Rear Estate wiper MUST be original, others just do a poor job.
Also found the vauxhall genuine front ones both clean better and last longer than any of Halfords, Bosch, Champion.
And even better a new set is about a tenner on trade club, so replace all ours at least yearly at price, don't put up with squeak or judder anymore

i have always had Bosch wipers, the rear one has been replaced every year, but now it doesnt wipe properly as i stated

i believe it just MUST be the arm itself on the rear wiper system

El_Swervo wrote on 18. Sep 2007 at 20:33:


Yours is an estate, most of them do this. It's annoying, but possible to get right with a bit of faffing!

Firstly, I would remove the whole arm and give a damn good clean in the kitchen sink, the spring gets crudded up where it mounts and it seems to be less 'pliable'. Give the blade a good wash and brush, again, it gets stiff where the 'pivot' points are (replace if necessary). Then i'd give all the joints on the blade a good old flexing past their usual travel to free them up. Make sure it's nice and dry then apply a drop of oil on all joints. Refit, hope for the best and get ready to do it again a couple of months down the line!   (Stand and admire the rusty rear wiper arm as well   )

.....and only buy genuine VX wipers. Others don't work. Cheap on Trade Club as well  

Jimbob wrote on 21. Sep 2007 at 08:07:

didn't need the wiper then.