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:

See MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL INFORMATION - SPECIAL TOOLS .

See GENERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SPECIAL TOOL .

NOTE: The wipe quality is improved by precise adjustment of the contact/approach angle of the wiper arms.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

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

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

Fig 1: Identifying Wiper Blade And Wiper Arm

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Push 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 2: Pushing Special Tool Onto Pin

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

Fig 3: Bending Wiper Arm With Special Tool

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