61 61... Adjusting left or right windscreen wiper
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Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms on the windscreen increases wiping quality. For adjustment, refer to the vehicle-specific repair instruction.
A/B = Distance between windscreen wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)
NOTE:
Measurement is taken at the height of the locators (3) for the windscreen wiper arms
C= Contact angle between wiper blade center plane and windscreen
When adjusting with special tool 61 6 100 MEASURING DEVICE , set the scale value in accordance with the following table.
For RHD vehicles, change the preceding sign of the scale values.
- LHD cars, scale range 0 to -10
- RHD cars, scale range 0 to +10
WINDSCREEN WIPER ADJUSTMENT REFERENCE CHART
| Model | Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm | Scale value (LHD) on special tool | Adjustment dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front passenger side | Driver side | Front passenger side | Driver side | Front passenger side | Driver side | Rear end | ||
| 1' | E81 | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | -5 -5 | 47±3 mm | 54±3 mm | ||
| E82 | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | -5 | -5 | 47±3 mm | 54±3 mm | ||
| E87 | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | -5 | -5 | 47±3 mm | 54±3 mm | ||
| E88 | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | 85.5° +1.5° -1.0° | -5 | -5 | 47±3 mm | 54±3 mm | ||
| 3' | E46 | 85.7° ±1° | 85.3° ±1° | -4 | -5 | |||
| 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 | 60.1±1 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| E67 | 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 | |
| X | E53 | 85.0° ±1° | 85.0° ±1° | -5 | -5 | 54±3 mm | 55 ±3 mm | 32.5 ±2 mm |
| E70 | 85.6° ±1° | 85.0° ±1° | -4 | -5 | 103±3 mm | 90±3 mm | 39 ±2 mm | |
| E71 | 85.6° ±1° | 85.0° ±1° | -4 | -5 | 103±3 mm | 90±3 mm | ||
| E83 | 85.2° ±1° | 85.4° ±1° | -5 | -5 | 66 ±3 mm | 61 ±3 mm | 29 ±1 mm | |
| Z | E85/E89 | 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 | |||