Windsheild wiper travel

[k wright]

If you have had problems with your windsheild wiper getting stuck on the side of the windscreen here is some information from Richard that will allow you to decrease the travel.


The wiper travel can be reduced by a series of holes in a diamond shaped
disc on top of the motor, standard hole is #3 (80 degrees).
Other options on motor are:

1. 1 50degrees
2. 2 60degrees
3. 4 95degrees
4. 5 110degrees

My thanks to the Ultima Sports factory.

[robm3]

Except those other angles don't clean the full screen, I spent an afternoon changing them and trying them out.

The one we need isn't actually on the motor as it's inbetween two settings (will check which settings).

So you have two choices, fall off the end of the screen (or ultimately bend your wiper due to stresses of travelling in an arc too great) or have the wiper arc not fully wipe either Driver or Passenger windows (your choice).

[spatz]

I would say you guys are not driving fast enought in the rain...............

[robm3]

Actually, I have rainex on the windscreen and this works a treat

[k wright]

robm3 said:

Except those other angles don't clean the full screen, I spent an afternoon changing them and trying them out.

The one we need isn't actually on the motor as it's inbetween two settings (will check which settings).

So you have two choices, fall off the end of the screen (or ultimately bend your wiper due to stresses of travelling in an arc too great) or have the wiper arc not fully wipe either Driver or Passenger windows (your choice).

Agreed, the hole that I need is somewhere between 2 and 3. I use rain x as well and rarely use the wiper but would like it to work. Next is the use of a shorter blade to decrease the resistance that the motor needs to overcome to bring it back from the edge of the screen.