I noticed sweep varies alot. I just chalked that up to a worn gear/cable. When I drive on the highway I just see them drop down to the seal. And when. I have them on a long time the same thing, the sweep goes from the seal and that middle area that never gets cleared starts to get clearedThe thing I notice about mine is the greater the rain, the longer the sweep.
I noticed sweep varies alot. I just chalked that up to a worn gear/cable. When I drive on the highway I just see them drop down to the seal. And when. I have them on a long time the same thing, the sweep goes from the seal and that middle area that never gets cleared starts to get cleared
Mine do this. They start out fine, and if they run for more than a few minutes, the driver's side begins to sweep onto the A pillar. I use Rain-X and run them intermittently (manually, which is probably not super for the switch). Rain-X is really what makes the difference.I have this issue as well, the longer they run, the more the sweep changes.
2nd for Rain-X -- have had it on every Land Rover windshield I have ever ownedMine do this. They start out fine, and if they run for more than a few minutes, the driver's side begins to sweep onto the A pillar. I use Rain-X and run them intermittently (manually, which is probably not super for the switch). Rain-X is really what makes the difference.
I’m trying to find out more but haven’t been able to locate anything new. Anyone have any clue on “new” design?Not clear if these parts can be fitted to the 'NAS Bulkhead' or not, but came across this interesting blurb from one of ECR's build pages...
"A nice benefit that comes along with the new bulkhead is the updated wiper drives and arms. If you have been around NAS Defenders for any length of time you will know that the splined drums that drive the wiper can get sloppy and seize onto the truck. This creates a "slap" or over-reach from your wipers and in some cases can lead to a wiper that doesn't work at all. Rover realized this wasn't a very good design and changed it on the newer models. The image above shows the new wiper drives installed in this 1995 NAS Defender 90. These are more like any other car and will not seize, slap or rust in place. They work well and the days of vague wipers are no more for this Defender and they are much easier to service if something does go wrong."
I think if you just pull the upper dash pad you can get to them.GunPilot, thanks for the link. Anyone know how these compare with the updated LR parts Mike from ECR referenced? And this is probably a dumb question, but I assume pretty much the whole dash has to come out to replace these and the drive cable..
As above you can do them with the dash in place just the top dash pad removed. Did mine a couple years ago. It is a bit fiddley but easily doable.
good luck