Headlight wiper removal HELP!!

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beemerbird
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:47 pm

I need to remove one of my headlight wipers so that I can remove the grille to replace a one way valve.

I've removed the tiny nut at the end of the wipers, sprayed on a load of WD40, been questioned by the plod about what I'm doing 8O and can't shift the wipers.

Am I missing something obvious???

Help!

Fi :D
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:52 pm

They are on a splined rod, and will pull off though you may have to yank at it a bit.
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:56 pm

Cheers, Maurice. i'll give it another go once the WD has sunk in and the plod have gone :P
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:59 pm

Essex plod are meanies, and gave me 9 points on my licence when I had my first E30, back in the early '90s. I had to sell it and revert to my Minor Traveller. :(
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:00 pm

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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:38 pm

Success! How someone can be so pleased to have working windscreen washers is beyond me :D :D :D :D
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Post Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:00 pm

Well done. :) They can be a right pain, those little valves in the E30's washer system.
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