61 61 01. Adjusting left or right windscreen wiper
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Special tools required:
- 61 6 100
NOTE:
Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms on the windscreen increases wiping quality.
For RHD cars, change the preceding sign of the scale values.
For adjustment, refer to the vehicle-specific repair instruction.
Adjusting dimensions of wiper arms:
A/B = Distance between windscreen wiper blade and trim panel on cowl panel (1)
NOTE:
Measurement is taken at the height of the locators for the windscreen wiper arms
C= Contact angle between wiper blade centre plane and windscreen
When adjusting with special tool 61 6 100, set the scale value in accordance with the following table.
For RHD cars, change the preceding sign of the scale values
- LHD cars, scale range 0 to -10
- RHD cars, scale range 0 to +10
NOTE:
Use the scale range of 0 to -10 for LHD cars and 0 to +10 for RHD cars.
WINDSCREEN WIPER ARM SPECIFICATION
| Model | Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm | Scale value (LHD) on special tool | Adjustment dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger side | Driver side | Passenger side | Driver side | Passenger side | Driver side | Rear end | ||
| 1' | E81 | 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° | 85.0° +1.5 to 1.0° | -5 | -5 | 47 ± 3 mm | 54 ± 3 mm | |
| E82 | 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° | 85.5° +1.5 to 1.0° | -5 | -5 | 47 ± 3 mm | 54 ± 3 mm | ||
| E87 | 85.0° +1.5 to 1° | 85.0° +1.5 to 1° | -5 | -5 | 47 ± 3 mm | 54 ± 3 mm | ||
| 3' | E46 | 85.7° ±1° | 85.3° ±1° | -4 | -5 | |||
| E83 | 85.2° ±1° | 85.4° ±1° | -5 | -5 | 66 ± 3 mm | 61 ± 3 mm | 29 ± 1 mm | |
| E90 | 86.7° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -3 | -4 | 88 ± 3 mm | 95 ± 3 mm | ||
| E91 | 86.7° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -3 | -4 | 88 ± 3 mm | 95 ± 3 mm | 35 ± 3 mm | |
| E92 | 86.7° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -3 | -4 | 75 ± 3 mm | 84 ± 3 mm | ||
| E93 | 86.7° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -3 | -4 | 75 ± 3 mm | 84 ± 3 mm | ||
| 5' |
E39 | 86.5° ±1° | 86.5° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 70 ± 2 mm | 70 ± 2 mm | |
| E53 | 86.0° ±1° | 85.5° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 55 ± 3 mm | 61 ± 3 mm | 32.5 ± 2 mm | |
| E60 | 86.0° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 69 ± 3 mm | 87 ± 3 mm | ||
| E61 | 86.0° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 69 ± 3 mm | 87 ± 3 mm | 30 ± 3 mm | |
| E70 | 85.6° ±1° | 85.0° ±1° | -4 | -5 | 103 ± 3 mm | 90 ± 3 mm | 39 ± 3 mm | |
| 6' | E63 | 86.0° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 69 ± 3 mm | 87 ± 3 mm | |
| E64 | 86.0° ±1° | 86.0° ±1° | -4 | -4 | 69 ± 3 mm | 87 ± 3 mm | ||
| 7' | E38 | 87.0° ±1° | 87.0° ±1° | -3 | -3 | 65 ± 3 mm | 58 ± 3 mm | |
| E65 | 85.5° ±1° | 87.0° ±1° | - | - | 20 ± 3 mm | 48 ± 3 mm | ||
| E66 | 85.5° ± 1° | 87.0° ±1° | - | - | 20 ± 3 mm | 48 ± 3 mm | ||
| 8 | E52 | 85.5° ± 1° | 85.5° ± 1° | -4 | -4 | 38 ± 2 mm | 104 ± 2 mm | |
| Z' | E85 | 85.5° ± 1° | 85.5° ± 1° | -4 | -4 | 57 ± 2 mm | 52 ± 2 mm | |
| E86 | 85.5° ± 1° | 85.5° ± 1° | -4 | -4 | 57 ± 2 mm | 52 ± 2 mm | ||