61 61 010 Checking/Adjusting Contact Angle Of Windscreen Wiper Arms On Windscreen

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Special tools required:

00 9 220
61 6 100

NOTE: Wiping quality is increased if the approach angle of the windscreen wiper arms is precisely adjusted.

Adjusting dimensions of wiper arms. See WINDSCREEN WIPER ADJUSTING VALUE :

Reference points (A, B) are the mountings of the wiper blades on the wiper arms to the sealing lip (1) of the cowl panel.

Contact angle (C) is the angle between wiper blade center plane (2) and windscreen.

Fig 1: Identifying Angle Between Wiper Blade Centre Plane And Windscreen

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Remove wiper blade (1) from wiper arm (2).

Pin (3) is locator for special tool 61 6 100.

Fig 2: Identifying Wiper Blade, Wiper Arm And Pin

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Slide special tool 61 6 100 onto pin (1).

Place special tool 61 6 100 on windscreen (2) and read off value in degrees on scale.

NOTE: LHD vehicles are covered by the scale range of 0 to-10 and RHD vehicles by the scale range of 0 to +10.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool 61 6 100 On Windscreen

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If the specified number in degrees is not correct, the wiper arm (1) must be bent with special tool 00 9 220 at the point shown.

Fig 4: Identifying Special Tool 00 9 220

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