GUIDE:How to repair a V40 rear wiper arm not wiping properly

[GAHarrison]

Thanks so much for posting that detailed explanation of cause and solution - really helpful. And thank you for re-posting the photos!

I can now safely see out the back again.

Giles

[clarkey1984]

I don't suppose anyone remembers what alternative rear arm fits this do they? I have a feeling it's something french, possibly Renault Clio?

[druid]

Yep Clio
I have one.

[Rob01]

Thanks for posting this useful guide saved me spending any more money on arms and blades.

And finally the rear window is see trough now yay lol
Thanks again for the guide

[gatos]

This guide is based on lamyewchoy guide http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=83314 who was the original member to address this issue and credit should go to him too. Unfortunately his photos have disappeared, so I decided to make a new guide with new photos. So here we go:

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Small quick guide of how to repair the rear wiper on the V40 where the wiper is not touching the glass properly when rotating and leaves a wide curved strip untouched. This is caused because the alloy part of the arm bends over the years due to the temperature changes and daily use. The arm is heated from the sun during the day and cools at night . This repeated expansion and contraction of the arm which is under spring pressure causes the alloy arm to eventually bend ever so slightly and it's not resting at an angle anymore.

The fix is fairly straight forward and requires minimal skills to carry out. There is a spring which tensions the arms pushing it to the window and a stopper which controls the position/angle of the arm. The spring is not the problem in this case, but the actual stopper/resting place. So the solution to the problem is to grind/file a bit from the stopper and bring the wiper arm to it's correct position. So, here we go.

To start with, you need to lift and remove the plastic cover on the base of the wiper arm and remove it carefully.


Undo the 13mm nut and firmly wiggle and pull the wiper arm out. Be a bit careful when you do this as you do not want to damage the splines that the wiper arm is sitting on

Firstly, you need to remove the spring. To do this, bend the base of the arm upwards.




Here you can see the spring better. You need some long thin nose pliers to pull the spring a bit and it will come out




Remove the spring from both parts of the arm. The base of the arm can now be slided out.


The arrows are pointing to the area where the arm rests on the base and the bit that you need to grind



You need to grind the area the arrow is pointing at


like this


You can use a dremmel, or a rounded file. You should aim for a nice smooth rounded edge. Take it easy with the grinding, as you don't want to go too far. You can place the wiper arm on the base every so often to see the angle you are achieving. If not enough, remove and keep grinding....


And here you can see how the arm angles properly.


Nice, cheap and easy fix, so get on with it guys....

[BrageV]

Thank you!