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Member Since 09 Apr 2005
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In Topic: Dreaded Wipers On An 850

28 January 2012 - 10:24 PM

Btw, I've written a tutorial with tips from my experience with all of this. Sorry, it's on another forum where I'm a moderator:
http://www.matthewsv...=226549#p226549

If a Mod here wants to pin this for easy reference please do so- I hope it helps others who were in the same boat as me.

In Topic: Dreaded Wipers On An 850

28 January 2012 - 09:12 PM

So, looking at things now, Haynes is probably right but still lacks explanation...the piece that attaches to the motor is "parallel" to a certain extent but it should have clarified and said, extended out from the linkage directly above it...so if you extend it out in a straight line, things are correct. here is the working adjustment to the linkage (3 photos):

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850 Wiper Linkage
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In Topic: Dreaded Wipers On An 850

28 January 2012 - 08:40 PM

I got it done- got a bit smarter this time- never installed completely and put the nuts on without the arms, and made white-out marks on them so I could see how the wipers would wipe without the unit going nutso against the windshield or flopping around and breaking something (without being fully installed). The first time, I followed the pattern from the eBay picture (as close as I could)- the arms would have gone all the way down and come up about 10degrees before parking from their pictures- so it was off (a smidgen). Next I followed the Haynes Manual instructions- they don't work either- the arms park midway up...I just finagled with things myself after this until things were right. BTW, the VADIS instructions are yet different from Haynes- they have you putting the pivot point of adjoining arms at 166.1 degrees....inverted and at 167 if you have an early chassis # 850 (why this would matter, I don't know unless motors were different for these). Anyway, VADIS instructions either way were off the most- the arms would have parked at the top of their arc or would have actually traveled downward instead of up (I have the earlier chassis #), following their advise. So, I have finally figured out the configuration (at least for my car) and am uploading pictures in my next post here (soon- it will take me a few minutes). This may be worth pinning by an Admin. as I know no other instructions on the web for when you don't measure the linkage before you take the motor off...

In Topic: Dreaded Wipers On An 850

28 January 2012 - 05:35 PM

Thanks for responding- I'm thinking there is still a diagram somewhere...bound to be.
I know I should have been more careful- marking the linkage before it was taken off- dumb me-
I did see all the pictures on eBay- they may be what I ultimately use...but still difficult to tell and you would hope the clearer ones were taken off while the motor was in the "stop" position, but you can't be sure. Btw, the eBay sale you posted is by far the clearest one out there and if nothing else comes up, that's what I'm going to use to make my best guestimate.

Yes, I know- I was ripped off, but for new, they are $200 and I needed one on the day I got it...badly.
Oh, and yes, i have the same files you refer to (850 pdf's) and VADIS- still no luck with those- problem was not referring to them before taking the motor off- I should have- I'm kicking myself now!

Note to self- Research fully before tacking a job you think is a piece of cake. Nothing on a Volvo is as simple as it seems.

In Topic: Dreaded Wipers On An 850

28 January 2012 - 04:08 PM

Seems there would be "official" instructions on how to set the linkage...something with a diagram, not just wording.
I can't believe this hasn't been an issue on this board before.
I don't want to take the contraption out of the car, re-adjust and put it back in again just to find I'm wrong (again)...sigh.... :(



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