Squeaky Windscreen wiper

Mikedmc

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Mar 5, 2004, 1:10:22 AM3/5/04

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Hi All,

I have a Nissan Primera 2.0SLX '97 P plate. The drivers side windscreen
wiper has started squeaking in a way that makes you pray it never rains. I
thought it might have just been the blades but its not them, not sure what
else it could be. Ive sprayed loads of WD40 on them hoping that would cure
it but alas no luck. If I pull the wiper 4wrd (as if I was cleaning the
window) and then operate the wiper there is no squeak, it only seems to
squeak under load. Any ideas what it could be? Is there is anything I could
do temporarily to prevent it from happening, im driving to B'ham today and
it always rains when I'm on my way there for some reason and it will drive
me insane if I have to listen to that all the way there :) (I cant wait for
all them replies saying dont use the windscreen wipers that will prevent it
:)).

All the best.
Mikedmc.

Dave Stanton

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Mar 5, 2004, 1:21:36 AM3/5/04

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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 06:10:22 +0000, Mikedmc wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have a Nissan Primera 2.0SLX '97 P plate. The drivers side windscreen
> wiper has started squeaking in a way that makes you pray it never rains. I
> thought it might have just been the blades but its not them, not sure what
> else it could be. Ive sprayed loads of WD40 on them hoping that would cure
> it but alas no luck. If I pull the wiper 4wrd (as if I was cleaning the
> window) and then operate the wiper there is no squeak, it only seems to
> squeak under load. Any ideas what it could be? Is there is anything I
> c

> All the best.
> Mikedmc.

Greasy windscreen ?. Been under any trees lately ?

Dave

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Andy Pandy

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Mar 5, 2004, 2:37:53 AM3/5/04

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On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 06:10:22 -0000, "Mikedmc" <miked...@yahoo.com>
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Is it noisy in both directions ?

Andy Pandy
To e-mail, address hopefully, self-explanatory !

Doki

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Mar 5, 2004, 3:18:45 AM3/5/04

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Or the WD40 he's been spraying on it :)...

Doki

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Mar 5, 2004, 3:19:47 AM3/5/04

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Try cleaning the windscreen and wipers. The autoglym glass polish seems ok.
Or just get a load of isopropyl alcohol and clean it with that. There's some
sort of guff on your windscreen (silicone? stuff from the wd40? tree sap?).

DaveK

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Mar 5, 2004, 4:02:02 AM3/5/04

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Ive sprayed loads of WD40 on them hoping that would cure
> it but alas no luck.

WD40 on the rubbber? Not a goodidea. Replace the blades and deep clean the
screen.
If new blades don't cure it, try levering the wiper arm to ensure it sits
parallel to the glass.
DaveK.

Steve B

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Mar 5, 2004, 11:58:50 AM3/5/04

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I presume you mean the bearing is squeaking. They are commonly a metal shaft in
a nylon sleeve so you don't use WD40 as it can make the nylon swell, a silicone
based lubricant would be better but how you get it in there, that's the problem.

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Mikedmc

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Mar 7, 2004, 6:19:59 PM3/7/04

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"Andy Pandy" <movenam...@andycoleman.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
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Apologises for not replying earlier, I went away Friday and only just got
back. Yes it is noisy in both directions. I'm pretty sure it's not the
blades squeaking against the window. I believe it is definitely the
mechanism but not sure what.

All the best.
Mikedmc.