61 61... Adjusting left or right windscreen wiper
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Special tools required:
- 61 6 100 . See GENERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SPECIAL TOOLS -- CLUBMAN .
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, 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
WINDSCREEN WIPER ADJUSTING 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 | |
| R50/R52/R53 | 87° ± 1° | 87° ± 1° | -3 | -3 | 59 ± 2.5 mm | 49 ± 2.5 mm | 44 ± 3 mm |
| R55 | 87° ± 1° | 87° ± 1° | -3 | -3 | 46 ± 2.5 mm | 40 ± 2.5 mm | 18 mm |
| R56 | 87° ± 1° | 87° ± 1° | -3 | -3 | 46 ± 2.5 mm | 40 ± 2.5 mm | 38 mm |