Defender 90 td5 1999 - Wiper arms keep falling off

Clarkieas · Jun 26, 2021

I have replaced the wiper blades, arms and spindles on my 99' defender 90 td5. However the arms keep falling off the spindles when I activate the wipers.
Is there a particular way/trick I need to consider when attaching the arms back onto the spindles?

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Turboman · Jun 26, 2021

Clarkieas said:
I have replaced the wiper blades, arms and spindles on my 99' defender 90 td5. However the arms keep falling off the spindles when I activate the wipers.
Is there a particular way/trick I need to consider when attaching the arms back onto the spindles?

Pics attached.

Push them on to the adaptor a bit harder. Or you might need to get new adaptors.

tottot · Jun 26, 2021

There is a point where the arm "clicks" into place. Bought some new spindle adaptors for my Ninety a while back, they were made of cheese

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Found some old ones in my box of bits, Series 2a type with the little bolt not grub screw. Much better.

the_wolf · Jun 26, 2021

The wiper arms should have a small metal spring clip on them that sits in the groove around the bottom of the spindle. Line them up with the splines then give them a whack on with a small hammer. Had one of mine that kept falling off and I ended up replacing the splined section of the spindles and then just tapping them on. Never had an issue since

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