156 windscreen wipers

[len105]

Hi guys

It rained yesterday so the wipers were used for the first time - suffice to say that as the rubbers swished across the windscreen, they jumped a lot - like they were sticking to the glass - and made a lot of noise. This happenned whether there was lots of rain on the screen or just a little bit - and made no difference whether high or low speed was selected.

Any suggestions on an easy fix ??

Len   

[Thmpar]

Chances are clean the windscreen really well and replace wiper blades will fix it.

[len105]

Thanks Thmpar for your prompt reply - as the rubbers are supposedly 'new', perhaps they are not ? I thought the same as you, but, seeking a second opinion, and as the forum has far many more experienced Alfisti than me amongst the flock, I thought that I should seek further counsel.

I shall buy some replacements & report back.

Len

[John Hanslow]

I put relatively expensive silicon wiper blades on a car and they were noisey and just dragged across the screen.  Only with lots of water added did they seem to function.  So they went in the bin !

Good rubber ones are the go, but if no improvement, change the wiper arm instead of the blade.

Regards.

[len105]

It's a miracle !! Gave the screen a wipe with a 'special cloth' - waited for the rain - dreading the moment it started to dribble again - pause - pause - but hey presto - the wipers stopped misbehaving - no more jumping across the screen ! ! Maybe the blades were new after all & needed some TLC before they performed ??!! Wish all the Alfisti moments were this effortlesly fixed !!

Many thanks to Thmpr & John H for their input..........

Len