61 61... Checking contact angle of windscreen wiper on left or right
Special tools required:
Correctly adjusting the contact angle of the wiper arms is crucial to determining wiping quality
A/B = Distance between wiper blade (2) and trim panel on cowl panel (1)
NOTE:
Measurement is taken at the height of the locators (3) for the windscreen wiper arms
C= Contact angle between wiper blade center plane and windscreen
When using special tool 61 6 100 , check the scale value according to the following table.
For RHD vehicles, change the preceding sign of the scale values.
- LHD vehicles, scale range 0 to -5
- RHD vehicles, scale range 0 to +5
| Model | Contact angle (C) on windscreen wiper arm | Scale value (LHD) on special tool | Setting dimension (A, B) on windscreen wiper arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front passenger side | Driver side | Front passenger side | Driver side | Front passenger side | Driver side | ||
| F01/F02/F03 F04/ | 85.0 ° +3.0° -3.0° | 85.0 ° +3.0° -3.0° | -5 +3, 0 -3, 0 | -5 +3, 0 -3, 0 | 60±3 mm | 70 ±3 mm | |
| F07 | 85.0 ° +3.0°-3.0° | 85.0 ° +3.0°- 3.0° | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | 67±3 mm | 80±3 mm | |
| F10/F11/F18 | 85.0 ° +3.0°-3.0° | 85.0 ° +3.0°- 3.0° | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | 60±3 mm | 65 ±3 mm | |
| F06/F12/F13 | 85.0 ° +3.0°-3.0 | 85.0 ° +3.0°-3.0 | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | -5 +3, 0-3, 0 | 82±3 mm | 88±3 mm | |