Wiper arm + 60k Service Irritations

RichN

Collecting Rings
Jan 29, 2005
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Oxford
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Just had my Y reg Cupra serviced for the 60,000 mile service. Had the cam belt and roller changed as "it's only 30 minutes extra on the labor for swap vs change" and the whole lot cost me..

....£483.09 inc VAT.

Ouch.

The irritation really starts when they havn't been able to do the job I asked... stop the wiper arm from rubbing against the inside of the bonnet.

"have you had the window replaced?" - "no...." - "well.. we can't do it, we'll look at it next time. maybe." That plus the fact they've broken the vacuum hose pipe clip and lost 2 engine cover clips. /RANT over.

But seriously.. Has anybody with wiper spindle rubbing on underside of bonnet issues ever sorted it? I know at least one other person on here has the same thing.
 

RichN

Collecting Rings
Jan 29, 2005
533
0
Oxford
www.Oxford7s.net
acidstrato said:
tighten up the nut for the arm just maybe

Cheers.. I'm afraid it's not that though. I think it was FLASHBSD on here with the same issue.. The actual arm sits on the spindle fine.. but on the drivers side, more of the spindle is visible than on the passenger side. I.e. it's fundamentally misaligned.

p.s. wipes the window fine!
 
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