Have had this problem for a while and finally got it done last weekend. Before i went to my mechanic, i had a peek in the technical section and printed out the article on the wiper arms (by yorke, i think). Armed with that article, off i went to the garage. The mechanic had it dismantled and of course, you could see the motor juddering. Conveniently, the mechanic said "aargh, your motor is busted, need for a replacement (and 70 GBP)". I shoved the article to him and asked him to give it a try.
After some wierd looks, he gave it a try. Opened up the motor and cleaned up the spilled-over grease and applied some fresh grease. And of course, voila, it worked. Gave him 5GBP and off i went happily. Before that, he said " Don't tell the world about it, you're going to ruin my business". The nerve of that guy. Of course, i would tell the world about it.!!!
Anyway, thanks to the forum (and Yorke) for telling the world about it!!! :lol:
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