Rear Wiper Bearing

[STRBramley]

Quick question, am I right in thinking the below bearing needs to be removed if I’m to replace the rear wiper on the 182?

I think it’ll need grinding off but wanted to check before I hack away at it.

 

[JamesBryan]

Replacing the whole arm or just the blade?

That's part of the arm, i don't think it's a bearing. More like the centre spline part that has seized on to the stud.

I would imagine it comes off but i'm not 100% sure, i've never tried.

 

[STRBramley]

Replacing the whole arm or just the blade?

That's part of the arm, i don't think it's a bearing. More like the centre spline part that has seized on to the stud.

I would imagine it comes off but i'm not 100% sure, i've never tried.

Thanks. I need to replace the whole arm because it’s snapped around that spline. I called it a bearing but only because I couldn’t think of a better name

 

[STRBramley]

Got it off with the Dremel and a bit of force.

 

[Darren S]

So, mine has turned out to be exactly the same - pretty much sheared off the wiper fitting and left the crusty ring on there. I'll have Dremel mine off as well, from the looks of it.

However, my main concern is buying a replacement wiper arm that doesn't take the piss. Although out of stock, there are many sites listing the arm around the £8-£12 mark - I've even seen one at sub-£6. Yet both KAM Racing and RPD have them north of £40 and will obviously have delivery on top if that. I get businesses need to make money, but come on....

There also appears to be a replacement part. My OEM one is listed as a Valeo 7700847532, but that there's a newer number of 7701045207. Does anyone have any ideas of between the two? And @STRBramley - where did you nab a replacement from?

Cheers.

 

[STRBramley]

So, mine has turned out to be exactly the same - pretty much sheared off the wiper fitting and left the crusty ring on there. I'll have Dremel mine off as well, from the looks of it.

However, my main concern is buying a replacement wiper arm that doesn't take the piss. Although out of stock, there are many sites listing the arm around the £8-£12 mark - I've even seen one at sub-£6. Yet both KAM Racing and RPD have them north of £40 and will obviously have delivery on top if that. I get businesses need to make money, but come on....

There also appears to be a replacement part. My OEM one is listed as a Valeo 7700847532, but that there's a newer number of 7701045207. Does anyone have any ideas of between the two? And @STRBramley - where did you nab a replacement from?

Cheers.

Just checked my emails and I ordered this - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373305590001
From what I remember it was a perfect fit.

 

[Darren S]

Brilliant - cheers mate. Just ordered one now.

 

[Colin-S]

Mine was like this as well.

I used some locking pliers and after a loud cracking sound it was free - the same noise you hear when removing your front wiper arms

I had a cheap replacement arm from ebay before and it never swept the window properly - half cleaned it.

I found a new OEM Renault arm on Ebay for £20 and it cleans the window perfectly now.

 

[Louis]

Mine was like this as well.

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I used some locking pliers and after a loud cracking sound it was free - the same noise you hear when removing your front wiper arms

I had a cheap replacement arm from ebay before and it never swept the window properly - half cleaned it.

I found a new OEM Renault arm on Ebay for £20 and it cleans the window perfectly now.

Brave. People crack screens for less

 

[Matt Cup]

Mine was like this as well.

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I used some locking pliers and after a loud cracking sound it was free - the same noise you hear when removing your front wiper arms

I had a cheap replacement arm from ebay before and it never swept the window properly - half cleaned it.

I found a new OEM Renault arm on Ebay for £20 and it cleans the window perfectly now.

I’ve got this to contend with too. Ordered the wiper now need to get this thing off.

 

[Colin-S]

Stick some microfiber cloths under and around the wiper arm / spline then use a wiper puller or similar to remove it.

Before removing mark the position of where the old wiper arm sits on the window with a bit of tape - gives you an idea where the new one should line up to.

Easy job for a man with your particular set of skills @Matt Cup

 

[Matt Cup]

Stick some microfiber cloths under and around the wiper arm then use a wiper puller or similar to remove it.

Before removing mark the position of where the old wiper arm sits on the window with a bit of tape - gives you idea where the new one should line up to.

Easy job for a man with your particular set of skills @Matt Cup

My skills of using the vacuum to suck up all the broken glass

Thanks for the tips! I was just gonna dremel the bushing off tbf.

 

[Louis]

Just hacksaw it off, far safer and takes about 2 minutes. Im 99% sure you can remove the inside bolts and just pull it through the wiper cover to do it completely off the car.

 

[Darren S]

Supposed to be dry for the next couple of days. Will spray a little Plusgas on that and see if it helps any with the puller for the bushing.

If there's no hint of it budging, then Dremel time it is.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Supposed to be dry for the next couple of days. Will spray a little Plusgas on that and see if it helps any with the puller for the bushing.

If there's no hint of it budging, then Dremel time it is.

Plusgas won't budge it, they weld themselves on.
I just changed the whole motor last week, it's been dead for a while.
Junior hacksaw, job done in a couple of minutes.
I replaced the arm and wiper with this Lucas part. It's as good as oem.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256916681081

 

[Darren S]

Plusgas won't budge it, they weld themselves on.
I just changed the whole motor last week, it's been dead for a while.
Junior hacksaw, job done in a couple of minutes.
I replaced the arm and wiper with this Lucas part. It's as good as oem.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256916681081

Your entire motor was knackered? Mine still works fine - but doesn't like the cold. Sweeps across noticeably slower when the weather takes a dip.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Your entire motor was knackered? Mine still works fine - but doesn't like the cold. Sweeps across noticeably slower when the weather takes a dip.

It'd had been knackered for a while, working intermittently. It started being a bit dicky when it was damp or wet, just every now and then until it completely packed up.
The brass part that's left on the spline isn't screwed on, that's why plusgas doesn't work. It's just pushed on and it's the nut that forces it on and holds it in place. It's only soft brass so dead easy to cut with a junior hacksaw.

 

[Matt Cup]

New wiper fitted in about 10 mins.

My little parkside dremel worked a dream cutting that ally bush off the shaft.