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Installed all three wipers and so far no noise or skipping. Installation was very easy. Time will tell how they handle wear and tear.
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10th Dec 2006 3:33 am
SN
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Guess what - had my first 'juddering' today - on the way to Wigan! Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Dec 2006 8:28 pm
DiscoStu
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Spooky - mine also started juddering for the first time today - on the way to Willenhall Rugby Club. Maybe it is a "places begining with W thing".
Time to read through all the good advice and apply some of it, I think.
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10th Dec 2006 9:45 pm
SN
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DiscoStu wrote:
Wigan's enough to give anyone a judder!
Pie country indeed! And it was Wigan Cricket Club where I was headed!Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
10th Dec 2006 10:13 pm
Asciidv
Member Since: 22 Aug 2006
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 5
Juddering wipers
My Discovery has awful juddering wipers and I have just been annoyed by them and done nothing about it. However, tonight I thought I would search DISCO3 to see if anyone else had reported the problem.
Do you think that all the dealers know of this problem? Is it on their database? If I just roll up at my dealer, do you think they might give me new wipers or just tell me to go away?
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18th Dec 2006 10:20 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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My rear [wiper, that is] also did this yesterday. It's a Greenie thing. I believe it's something to do with the fact that we've had really warm temperatures for the time of year, ie 14 degrees a few days a go and now down to 0 degrees a few days later. couple this with the debris on the screen/wipers and Voila juddering wipers.
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18th Dec 2006 10:29 pm
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18th Dec 2006 10:58 pm
Terrierking
Member Since: 13 Oct 2005
Location: Beeston an island somewhere in Notts
Posts: 57
juddering wipers
I tried the twist in the arm trick the other week on my o/s wiper - far better BUT they still make a noise on the way up. Will a vinager wash help When looking at the screen from the side with the wipers on I can see them vibrate on their way up.
After each pass of the wipers I can see runs/streaks for a second, looks like paint has run down the screen if you know what I mean. Maybe the vinegar will help with this as well
BTW
Called in Hunters today re new wipers, none in stock and not available from LR untill Feb, wonder why.'LARA'
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16th Jan 2007 1:32 pm
BarryG
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
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I had this also , had them changed by dealer on first service.. all was fine for a few weeks then the problem came back again .. did the rain-x trick for a while
The Only (and i stress ONLY solution here) is to drop your D3 to access height
lean in from the side grab the wiper arms and bend them back
This will Work... I tried all of the above and was so off with the problem I resulted to brut force one Saturday morning.
IMO > I think that this is a bit of a design problem with the D3 wiper arms , the angel they have been machined to is to sharp.. causing the wiper to be pushed to tight against the glass... new blades will solve the problem for a while as they are nice and soft and suppel , but once they bed in your back to square one
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16th Jan 2007 1:57 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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Mine started to judder yesterday
Whilst speaking to my dealer about a painfully loud (intermittent) parking brake I mentioned the wiper blades and they said I would need to buy a new set.
However they said to monitor the park brake squeal and wiper judder for a couple of weeks and get back to them.1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
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16th Jan 2007 2:05 pm
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I've just had a new windscreen fitted, not been out in the rain so far but will be tomorrow. Then if juddering, is the wipers (will try twisting them or new blades), if not it's the screen ao will use the Sarsons when they start!
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We were out in that car last night & it was peeing down, no judder at all!!!!!!! QED must be a build up of carp on the screen! Will try the application of fish shop finest to my D3 (new screen was on Mrs DSL's D3) & see if that works
16th Jan 2007 6:19 pm
Terrierking
Member Since: 13 Oct 2005
Location: Beeston an island somewhere in Notts
Posts: 57
wipers
Will try 'the small bend' next, it does seem a little better this morning in the light rain we had. BTW I used Autoglyms glass cleaner Sunday after washing her, so should have been clean.'LARA'
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17th Jan 2007 8:38 am
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Member Since: 23 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2344
D3 recently had new wiper blades fitted (warranty), they seem to have a bit more backbone to them than the original, old drivers side one used to be very noisy at top of screen, now new ones seem to squeak at bottom, particularly passenger side............ you just can't win.
OK My Sept 06 HSE does the same - I have tried cleaning the screen, but reluctant to use Rain-X as I have found it can cause smeers that are difficult to see through with oncoming lights.
Nearly all new cars get these type of wipers now - My VW Golf Plus has got almost the same blade & it doesnt judder. In the VW dealers they have a treatment that keeps your screen clear - maybe this like Rain -ex - it can be bought (to allow reapplication). I am going to give this a go to try out.
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When looking at the screen from the side with the wipers on I can see them vibrate on their way up.
off with the problem I resulted to brut force one Saturday morning.
