Snapped DS wiper stud

[OllieVRS]

Wiper stopped working, getting stuck near top of windscreen. Proceeded to reallign it an torque nut to 20Nm. A few KM later it was loose again. Said 'feck it' and tried to tighten it to 40Nm to make sure it never came loose again.

Right-tightey became righty loosey. Now this is what I have:







The part of the spindle/stud with thread has completely snapped off, what do I have to replace? Can I just replaced that part of the wiper mechanism or do I need a whole new mechanism including motor?

Thanks :)

[Clarkj93]

Looking at the design probs the whole mechanism, you can get them for like 30 quid from a breaker on ebay, if you're lucky and you can swap a part over then you can just nick it from the used one. I can't imagine it's that hard to replace either as access is pretty good under that scuttle panel.

I've had my wiper arms off tons of times for various job but I never Torque that 13mm nut, just hand tight with a small quarter inch ratchet.

[OllieVRS]

Looking at the design probs the whole mechanism, you can get them for like 30 quid from a breaker on ebay, if you're lucky and you can swap a part over then you can just nick it from the used one. I can't imagine it's that hard to replace either as access is pretty good under that scuttle panel.

I've had my wiper arms off tons of times for various job but I never Torque that 13mm nut, just hand tight with a small quarter inch ratchet.

Thanks for the quick reply Clark.

I guess a trip down to the local scrap yard is due then. I'd order one online, but Ireland is pretty crap for online used car parts. And can't order from the UK because of ludicrous taxes and shipping time.

Hopefully I can separate the linkage, as that seems to be the only part I need.

Yeah I thought torquing it to 20Nm would have been more than adequate, only to have it start flinging itself at the other wiper arm less than 10km later 

Lesson learnt though. Don't torque wiper nuts.

[Sebas_theFish]

Did the exact same thing on mine...twice. While you can remove the studs individually, you can't buy them. So you're left replacing the whole mechanism.

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[OllieVRS]

Did the exact same thing on mine...twice. While you can remove the studs individually, you can't buy them. So you're left replacing the whole mechanism.

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Twice! Now that's unlucky.

By the whole mechanism you mean just the linkage or the linkage with motor included? Would really prefer not to buy the whole lot as the motor costs a chunk.

EDIT: Pt Nr for linkage: 5K2955601

[Sebas_theFish]

Did the exact same thing on mine...twice. While you can remove the studs individually, you can't buy them. So you're left replacing the whole mechanism.

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Twice! Now that's unlucky.

By the whole mechanism you mean just the linkage or the linkage with motor included? Would really prefer not to buy the whole lot as the motor costs a chunk.

The linkage separately will suffice. No need to buy a new motor. The trick to not snapping them is to make sure the wiper arm is flat against the mechanism when you're tightening it down, keep it pressed down the whole time and be careful with the torque you're using as the studs seem pretty weak.

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[OllieVRS]

Got a bit ripped off, as the scrap yard guy didn't want to sell me the linkage without the motor. So paid €50 for it.

But replaced the whole thing, motor included, took an hour. And another half an hour trying to get it right, as the wiper kept on going past the window

Once I put it on right I drew a witness mark on the nut to make sure it's not coming undone again.

Thanks @Sebas_theFish for the advice about holding the wiper arm flat, I probably would've ended up snapping it again. And I only torqued it a medium amount with a 4" long ratchet, definitely a lot less torque than last time.

Cheers