5 Maintenance
5.1 General maintenance
To keep the Exalto wiper in good condition, you are advised to:
• clean wiper, arms and blades with fresh water after every journey in salt water
(to prevent salt from clogging moving parts);
• never use the wiper on a dry window.
5.2 Servicing
As long as the wiper system functions normally and is kept in good shape (see
paragraph 5.1), servicing the motor is not necessary. Check yearly (monthly
when used intensively) if the wiper blades are worn. Replace blades when worn
or when the blades leave many stripes across the glass. In case of failure or
adjustments, have servicing done solely by qualified mechanics. In chapter 6,
‘Troubleshooting’, a listing is given of possible problems and their solutions.
5.3 Changing the wiping arc and park position
If the wiped area is not optimum, you can reset both the angle and the park
position.
5.3.1 Setting wiping arc
1. Disconnect the power supply!
2.
Remove the wiper from the bulkhead and open the housing (see 5.5.2).
3.
Remove the wiping arc disc from the motor shaft.
4. Push the pin in the hole of the disc with the correct wiping arc (see 5.4).
5. Screw the M10 nut onto the pin and fasten properly, but not too tight (max.
9.78 Nm/7.21 ft.lbs) to prevent damaging the bearing.
6. Slide the connection lever onto the pin and secure it by inserting the
retaining ring in the groove of the pin.
7.
Run the motor briefly to reach parking position.
8. Push the disc on the motor shaft in the desired parking position (see 5.3.2).
5.3.2 Setting parking position
1. Place the wiping arc disc onto the motor shaft in standard or alternative
setting.
2. Make sure the disc is put
on in a way that the
connection lever is in an
almost straight libne wit
the pin and the centre
hole of the arc disc (see drawings).
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Standard setting
parking position
Alternative
setting
