narvselius

After having the microswitch replaced (hey, the car is four months old so what do you expect?) the dealer manage to put the window wiper in a wrong angle. it annoys me that it cannot go down to its start position and I like to adjust it without having to go all the way to the dealer to fix it. I had a similar experience with my wife's E36, and that was dead easy:
Remove cap - unscrew nut - adjust and fasten again. Done in less than 15 sec!

Thought it would be the same on my E61. Hah! I could remove the cap and unscrew the nut. The wiper wouldn't come of.

Anyone knowing what's needed?

mmitev

I dont understand what you have tried to do in the penultimate 2 sentences.

The wiper moves freely when the glass window is open. It is moved by a round metal plate located in the actual tailgate. Therefore, instead of the wiper itself, you have to adjust the round metal plate. The plastic cap around it is removed fairly easy, its held by two or three clips. Underneath there must be some screws to access the mechanism of the round metal plate. Thats how I would approach it..

Let us know how it goes anyways

Rasmus

Thats basically it. Remove cap - unscrew nut - adjust wiper and fasten nut.

But beware, that its a slitted cone connection. I used a bearing removal tool. Dont know the exact english name for it, but see picture. And keep in mind that you are "pulling" on plastic.

Hope you get it solved!

narvselius

Aha, so that was the problem! Hmm, and that's a tool I don't have. Oh well, I write a rude mail to mail dealer instead and then wait for next service. Unless I find that tool, of course...

Thanks Rasmus!

xBMWx

Or both Rasmus and you Narvselius could join us this Saturday (25th Sept) for the "Copenhagen Meet" and Rasmus could bring the tool along for you to repair your car

Rasmus

Ups... forgot to "report" back xBMWx... I wont be able to join you guys next week due other engagements unfortunately. But let me know when you are planning to meet up again.

Narvselius: If you by by chance get close to Aarhus in Denmark, id be happy to fix your wiper

NavarroOne

i believe this is also referred to as a "bearing puller", or in Danish, an aftrækker. I need one too and will have to get one tomorrow so I can get the wiper off and replace the microswitch

Seipäänreikä

Mate you don´t need any special tools. I took it off easily...
It is tight, but will come off from the bore when you move it back and forth while pulling it.

Rasmus

As far as I remember, its a star shaped cone connection. I would not recommend twisting from side to side, pulling etc. Fact is that these connections can get stuck and the right tools is needed to do the job if you what to avoid damanging connection and axis.

I like the right tools for the job, but maybe im just to much of a engineer and to less a farmer

NavarroOne

For those in the Northern Europe region; I just went to Bauhaus today and found a set of 3 different bearing pullers for dkk 150 (usd 30) which is well worth the investment. The wiper came off like a cinch with that set so now I just need to get the rear glass open and figure out how to take the wire off the microswitch!