What the f**k How did this happen

[MikeC]

The strangest thing... driving to work this morning, its p*ssing down with rain, all of a sudden, the wiper on drivers side somehow hits the passenger side wiper, they get tangled, then the drivers side wiper broke! I cant see sh*t out my windscreen, im 5 minutes into the 1 hour journey and its my first day back at work in 2 weeks after my bike crash and the gf dumping me... bad luck happens in 3s as they say! How do I fix this?? See pics...

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1086094287__45060030.jpg

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1086094268__450C0027.jpg

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1086094278__450C0028.jpg

 

[George16v]

WHAT WTF!! Never seen that before, Trip to Renault me feels matey!

 

[MikeC]

it best not rain on way home!! hope it aint expensive

 

[Tom]

wow! sh*tin hell!

is that the a406? (if it is im sad)

 

[iPap]

Better get you some RainX.

 

[jon_r]

In the short term coat the screen in Rain-X until Renault can sort it.

 

[MikeC]

yeah it is the north circ tom! lol! yeah, trip to halfords is in order

 

[boyracer666]

at least thats the thre things bud

tom-ur sad even if ur wrong from having nearly 14,500 posts

Jay

 

[Tom]

but i like girls so thats ok.

 

[Daz.]

lol!

 

[tom_c]

happened to my mk1. though it was probably a different problem, something had got caught up (my jack) in the metal bit that connects the two, though mine didnt snap

 

[MikeC]

i can feel my wallet getting lighter as we speak... lol

 

[Tez.]

thats a new one on me the only car iv e know to do that was my grandads scorpio

 

[y0z2a]

it happened to my cup...

its just a weak part of the wiper...

/y0z

 

[George16v]

Yozza

Out of interest how much did it cost you to repair it and did you do it yourself or was it a Renault job?

 

[MikeC]

george mate, u took the words right out my mouth!!

Q: For any of you north londoners, do you know what time halfords in friern barnet retail park is open til?

 

[NickM5c]

Good to see your luck is improving.

 

[Tom]

7.30 afaik

 

[MikeC]

LOL your telling me Nick!! u know that effect, whats it called, the midas touch, where everything you touch turns to gold? Well whats the complete opposite, cos thats what I got at the mo... everything i touch breaks or just f*cks up one way or another

Cheers Tom, ill see if i can find out on the web somewhere. RainX shouldnt be more than a tenner should it?

 

[y0z2a]

Quote: Originally posted by George16v on 01 June 2004
YozzaOut of interest how much did it cost you to repair it and did you do it yourself or was it a Renault job?


it was a warranty job, but the bit was not too expensive iirc.



/y0z

 

[MikeC]

halfords closes @ 8pm, sorted. Praying it dont rain when i leave work now!

Yoz - u thinking less than £100?

 

[George16v]

Give eurocarparts a ring and see if they have it, sure you could do it yourself. Did you buy the car private or dealer mate. My dealer gave me another year with mine! Just a thought!

 

[MikeC]

got it from carland of all places!! i got 3 months warranty i think, i best check, but their service is p*ss poor

 

[RobFenn]

Sue them, sue everybody!

 

[George16v]

Doesnt matter if you got a warranty. Just make sure you tell them about it before it runs out.

(Rob can you send me that web address of the peeps who made your suspension so i can get mine soughted) - sorry BIT off topic

 

[Mitchy]

Yep happened to me.........

Take the cover off your wiper at the bottom where the motor is and tighten the nut. Thats all thats happened mate, the nut has come loose over time and just needs tweaking back up.

 

[edde]

77 01 045 193 WIPER ARM RH £40.84 ex vat part number one on the drawing below.

Looks quite easy to replace

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1086113932__err.jpg

 

[pete_pete]

was you on the M11 filter lane to the A406 this morning?? saw a silver mk1

sorry

 

[MikeC]

nice one edde! ill order that in tomorrow hopefully. Pete - I was on A406 all the way from southgate to chiswick, didnt come off it

 

[RS182]

Mitchy - that happened to mine to, makes you wonder what other nuts are making there way loose, I think Mikec172 has a bit more of a problem because it has snapped hasnt it.

 

[S2 PTH]

thought mine were gonna snap the other day, had them on full speed for about 15/20min!

...(u can see how much it was raining as it had only just cleared it on full speed and the windscreen was coverd wit rain!)

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1086118927__TorentialRain.jpg

 

[MikeC]

i cant get the wiper arm of!!!! unbolted it, but still cant come off, dont know what to do

 

[George16v]

PULL!!

 

[MikeC]

i took the plastic cover off which reveals 2 nuts (oo-err missus!), undid the nuts and your left with the thread from the bolt and the wiper arm looks as if you just pull it off, but its stuck and i dont wanna break anything lol! Do you have to go into the bonnet and undo it all through there?

 

[r-o-b : 172]

Be careful! I cracked the windscreen doing this and I suspect this is also why a number of cars coming out from renault repair work suffered cracked screens soon after. Its very easy to catch the very bottom of the screen.

I used a three way puller to remove the wiper arms, they were flippin tight on mine. There are no other bolts other than the ones you have removed, its just the torque used on the nut that has seized them on.

 

[MikeC]

cheers rob! need to find someone with bigger muscles than me methinks

 

[Loki]

that looks like metal fetigue mate that aint good