Fitting the wiper motor rubber grommets is nigh on impossible without causing injury or damage to paintwork.
Here's what I did:
I converted the grommet into a 'top hat' grommet and a flat grommet.
I used an 11mm gasket punch and a piece of 20mm plastic pipe to secure the grommet.
The same could be achieved using a Stanley knife.
I hit the punch with a mallet and screwed the punch half way down the grommet.
Here is the result. One 'top hat' grommet and one flat grommet.
I put the 'top hat' grommet on the top of the mount and located the flat grommet to the underside.
Screwed it all down and it is very secure.
I think the grommet should be supplied in two parts....
Wiper Motor rubber mount mod
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Re: Wiper Motor rubber mount mod
That's cheating!!...…..but very ingenious all the same. Well done.
Replacing the very perished wiper mounting rubbers was one of the first jobs I did on my car. I managed to protect the paintwork but it didn't do much for my sanity.
Just about everything else I've done on the car seemed like a doddle after that
I wish you'd have posted this a year ago.
Replacing the very perished wiper mounting rubbers was one of the first jobs I did on my car. I managed to protect the paintwork but it didn't do much for my sanity.
Just about everything else I've done on the car seemed like a doddle after that
I wish you'd have posted this a year ago.
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Re: Wiper Motor rubber mount mod
A sharp knife on the original grommets will produce the same effect....
John
John