Replacing A Rear Wiper Motor On Xsara Hdi

[Guest JohnN]

Morning,

 

I purchased a replacement rear wiper motor as it had gone, however when I go to replace it I notice that its attached to the car not by bolts but by something that looks like a domed rivet end with a hole and three small slots.

 

Can anyone advise how I can undo these?

 

Thanks

 

John

[Johndouglas]

Do the heads you're looking at have a 6 pointed star shape in the centre? If so you need a torx driver of the right size.

[Guest JohnN]

Do the heads you're looking at have a 6 pointed star shape in the centre? If so you need a torx driver of the right size.

 

Nah, that would have been too easy :) - literally it looks like a domed rivet to with a hole in the middle and three slots off it - I've never seen anything like it before!

[Johndouglas]

See what you mean. Just looked in Haynes and at the start of the section it says you need a new rivet kit. Later it says to drill out the old ones. Any reason why you shouldn't use small nuts and bolts.

[Guest womble]

See what you mean. Just looked in Haynes and at the start of the section it says you need a new rivet kit. Later it says to drill out the old ones. Any reason why you shouldn't use small nuts and bolts.

Funnily enough, on my old Pug306 the electric window and gearbox assembly was held in by something similar, looked for all the world like a 5mm pop-rivet and at the time I though whether in a previous life someone else had been interfering before and done the deed.

 

Solved that one easily enough by fixing the window permanently shut and buying a Berlingo instead!!!

[Guest JohnN]

Funnily enough, on my old Pug306 the electric window and gearbox assembly was held in by something similar, looked for all the world like a 5mm pop-rivet and at the time I though whether in a previous life someone else had been interfering before and done the deed.

 

Solved that one easily enough by fixing the window permanently shut and buying a Berlingo instead!!!

 

lol, by coincidence mines sorted now - the wiper suddenly started working just now when I had to pop out to the tip! Still I'd like to know how to get the darn thing out.

 

Maybe these "rivets" have magical healing properties - although it would have been nice if it had fixed itself before I forked out for the part :)

[Guest womble]

lol, by coincidence mines sorted now - the wiper suddenly started working just now when I had to pop out to the tip! Still I'd like to know how to get the darn thing out.

 

Maybe these "rivets" have magical healing properties - although it would have been nice if it had fixed itself before I forked out for the part :)

As the old saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't break it" or summat like that!

 

You have just jogged my memory and again on aforementioned 306, the rear wiper motor packed in and had to be replaced by a suitable donor from the "scrappy", seem to remember that was an intermittant fault so at least you are half prepared with a new unit if yours goes inop again, think I would prepare myself further by getting some suitable length, correct diameter pop-rivets and a good drill bit to suit!!!