2CV Wipers Fail! And Fix. Part1

[@geoffgarner4614]

I must say your laid back manner of tackling mechanics in your videos, gives untold strength to us non mechanics in considering and undertaking tasks to keep our beloved 2 Cv's on the road, thanks.

[@MrLargePig]

The more I see of the 2CV, the better I like her. Very simple and straightforward design.

[@ifga16]

It is nice to see someone who likes oddball vehicles. I am an air cooled VW fan. The 2cv is just too under powered to handle US Interstate highways. My 67 23 Window cruises at 60 mph all day. The 64 Beetle, when I get it restored, will also be able to deal with long runs on the freeways.

[@HubNut]

News just in. A 1980s 2CV will sit at 60-65 all day very comfortably.

[@julianparker6090]

Citroen did think outside the box when they designed the 2CV. That fix went really well. Noticed you had a similar problematic issue that I have. The 10mm spanner going AWOL. I own several 10mm and 13 mm spanners, which often go AWOL even when I've been careful where I've placed them. The same sized sockets are almost as mischievous.

[@68xperfectx]

Julian Parker i agree. I've bought loads of stealth spanners.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Another good job Ian. I took the Jag out for the first time yesterday in a couple of weeks, it rained and no wipers! so I checked the fuse wiped it off put it back and hooray! wiper action. Good old Lucas. Also nice to hear you call locking pliers, Mole Grips. Out here in NZ they never know what I'm talking about.

[@Blahshog]

Hi Ian, the Good Lady Elly sounds really great, seems to be running extremely well for an old lady. Great vid as always. Keep 'em coming.

[@Okanagan48]

Makes me feel so good when I see your garage. Mine is in the same state! I don't feel bad now cause I know there are two messy garages!!!

[@fk4515]

You did better than I did on my 27 year old 308,000 mile Honda Accord, it had the plastic bushing on one of the wiper linkages fail, surprisingly Honda still sells them and they weren't that expensive. However I didn't index every thing as well as you did and got to tear it apart and do it over again.

[@HubNut]

I failed to get a video of it, but one of the wiper spindle bushes failed on the Nippa a couple of years ago, and it's only done 34,000 miles! Managed to free it off. Getting the mechanism out was interesting, even on a 'simple' more modern car.

[@jezmun]

Nice to see the Wartburg! My old 85 plate 2CV suffered the same, we drilled the spindles and put a bolt though.

[@error079]

Just brilliant idea to have the spindles as a separate piece that can be changed.

[@davidsharp9166]

I've seen it on two Smart Cars, where the rod disconnects. And the wiper starts to washwipe the vehicle parked next to you. The temporary fix is the fingers of steel, through the vents.

[@solidstate0]

A coffee table book on the 2CV by your good self with pictures, and illustrations would be an excellent read

[@paulbennell3313]

A lot quieter even before the cowling went on. Beautifully simple mechanism, wish they were all like that! No worm gear needed.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hello,i wish everything was easy as that in todays cars,nice to keep a spare one around to fix,great video.

[@RichieRouge206]

Great video and satisfying conclusion! Just love the simplicity of the 2CV

[@niallsommerville9941]

An almost empty garage, shock horror. Mackies ice cream tub? I missed the Wartburg the first time around, I wish I could afford one, great fun, my mother hated it but my father was elevated to hero status in my eyes when he bought a brand new Knight Tourist the first year they were imported to the UK.

[@morrismckinnon6047]

Nothing worse than the wipers giving up on you in the rain! Happened to me about twenty years ago on the M4 in a Ford Sierra. We stopped to tie some string to the arms, then me and my mate pulled on it through the open windows with impressive timing! 1234,1234! Lol

[@redsorgum]

We don’t get a lot of rain in Southern California, and I don’t remember the last time I changed my wiper blades..............( don’t tell anyone, I think I’m just too lazy to change them ) Interesting to see the 2cv wiper assembly. 👍

[@stephenshippam9374]

Hi Ian that's another job completed, don't worry about the garage it's organised mess, i bet you know where most things are or it doesn't take long to find what you want. Lol.

[@NOWThatsRichy]

Ah, simple to repair cars, reminds me of when I used to help repair my dad's Austin Cambridge and Maxis years ago, a few spanners and the jobs done! Now u need a laptop,smartphone and a degree in electronics to sort out a flashing warning light! Interestingly the 1979 Triumph Dolomite we had from new, although built for The UK market, had the wiper arm spindles on the 'wrong' side!

[@HubNut]

Yes, wrong wipers were a thing in the 1970s. They changed them for LHD. Australia also insisted on them being the right way around. Good on 'em.

[@klwthe3rd]

I really enjoyed watching this repair video. Although I'll probably never own a Citroen 2CV is was awesome to see how to work on and replace the wiper motor and linkages. My only pet peeve is Hubnuts super messy garage. I could never work in there unless I completely cleaned it up. Hope he cleans it up someday. :-(

[@HubNut]

I try occasionally to tidy it. I never get far...

[@69woodburner]

2CV wiper parking can be changed from lhd to rhd and vice versa by removing the crank from the motor and replacing it 180 degrees out of phase from where it was originally.

[@HubNut]

Indeed so.

[@pagegreer5081]

I live in the desert ours just turn to dust the cars last for years but plastic break's down and gals off

[@Mungomytube]

While driving along somewhere on the M25 a good few years ago in my Citroen Dyane in heavy rain, I decided to investigate a water leak coming from under the dashboard. I pushed my fingers into a convenient hole in the hope of tracking down the leak - bad idea, I got my finger stuck in the moving wiper mechanism and still have the scar on my finger as a reminder. There was nowhere to stop, I just had to nurse my finger till I home.

[@HubNut]

Ouch!

[@radionutio81ij79]

Those wiper wheelbox spindles are actually cream crackerd Ian you will get a very slight bit of movement but those are fubar, it could be the linkage but new wheel boxes boxes would do the job and lube up your motor bushes before re fitting. Regards

[@HubNut]

Thanks. Had a spare linkage, so job jobbed. Motor didn't get stripped. It didn't really look like it wanted to come apart...

[@deadmeat6563]

Oh the manual squirter i remember that from my Reliant days.

[@rogerhudson9732]

I went from here to the Burton video about leaky wipers advertising their stainless steel/ bronze sealed axles, the horror of leaky spindles shown .

[@dodgydruid]

Job's a good 'un, can't wait to see the Invacars headlining fun hehe Sorted my Reliant woes I am hoping with a partially frayed internally clutch cable causing immense problems in tracing what the hell is wrong with it being told the clutch is blown, release bearing is blown, gearbox is toast etc, just waiting on the new cable to arrive and hoping will be motoring around like a loony once again :)

[@davidthehillbilly7995]

Why is it always the 10mm that disappears when it's the one you need most often? I've bought half a dozen of the little buggers in the last year alone. Good job on the repair....

[@MalcOfLincoln]

A wiper malfunction fix from years ago Ian. Carry a potato, and a knife. Cut the potato in two and smear the screen. Actually does work. Used it years before you were born lol when towing cars home from auction. Can actually see where you're going....well almost lol.

[@HubNut]

Works better on cars with aerodynamic glass. The 2CV does not have this...

[@MalcOfLincoln]

There's also another option....stick your head out of the side window :)

[@HubNut]

Again, that doesn't work in a 2CV! The gap isn't big enough.

[@MalcOfLincoln]

LOL need a smaller head then. Btw loving our chat and banter Ian. Now I know you don't like bangers, but this isn't it's field bangers....having fun in bilge.....best fun on 4 wheels. Just have a look at my short video from yesterday. I can get you an invite to the next one in August. Be a great video opportunity, you can go as passenger, and I can PROMISE I can get you a drive in someone's car. Just something to ponder :)

[@buckleyboyben]

I get the impression you enjoyed this job!

[@nethalus]

Total cost to fix, teabag, milk & hot water. Sorted

[@DarrenCoull]

Well known that 10mm spanners and sockets go the same way as pens and socks, they just disappear into another dimension! Can I suggest you get some shelves installed in the garage, and then perhaps a small bench with vise would be good? I have done the same, so all my shelves are now full, and the garage floor is just as bad as before. Also still can't find the 10mm socket :-D

[@NOWThatsRichy]

Darren Coull also the cardboard all over the floor would annoy me, I'd give the floor a good clean and coat it with some concrete sealer, that way it's easy to clean.

[@vaughanwarburton9623]

I can say that the best job anyone can do on a car old or new is washer jet adjustment I totally enjoy it lol

[@trevatkin4869]

Poltergheists move 10mm spanners, it happens to me all the time. They like 13mm ones too.

[@richardbrabbs8283]

I love the jobs were you can rip the part off the car and fettle it on a bench top job

[@TheFurriestOne]

Nicely sorted!

[@TheProgrammerGuy]

If you coat your windows with Rain-X you actually can EASILY do without wipers. It's amazing stuff.

[@HubNut]

Not on flat windscreens it isn't. I really don't like Rain-X on windscreens. Side and rear windows only for me.

[@TheProgrammerGuy]

Did not know that. I obviously do not have any flat windshields.

[@nigelh4617]

Michelin X. The choice of the discerning hoonista. ;-)

[@ericgeisen4090]

Nice job! I know how terryfying wipers which are not working, especially in our climate. You simply come to a stop.......

[@thomaslevy2119]

The only people who have nice, tidy garages are usually the ones who do not work on their own vehicles! Even a small project requires dozens of tools and makes a big mess. Giving the wiper mechanism some lube should make it last years longer than running it dry. An interesting unitized assembly.

[@lofty7180]

i make a point of tidying at the end of every day, that way i can walk into a clean n tidy workspace knowing everything is in its correct place ready for me to crack on again.

[@HubNut]

That's what I intend to do. It never is though. Tinkering often gets interrupted by other things, and jobs have a habit of not quite being finished...

[@thesunreport]

IMPORTANT NOTICE - The Adjustable Wrench Association are reconsidering your membership following your use of Mole-Grips. :D

[@tonypate9174]

The box spanner society may be sending a pamphlet to lust over, But unlike the Wartburg's classic DDR "Supa" steel ones the modern one can be "buffed" up to a "shine" James May be chuffed to bits with, Maybe the DDR ones finished to repel two stroke oil ? Very teutonic .

[@harpsi8]

Great fix, would that all brands be self repairable. Rich& kitty Sue-way, (well trained watch cat )watching in Los Angeles California, USA.

[@llamedosr7843]

And unlike Edd China, you don't look like you've been painting a ceiling

[@gosportjamie]

With your hair...

[@davidk6271]

Is that bird of prey that appears in your windscreen at 3.21 the one that nicked my sticker?

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

You saved a Citroën, respektos.

[@pikeywyatt]

was that a buzzard reflected in the window.

[@HubNut]

When? We get buzzards and red kites here.

[@terrortorn]

I wonder if things are too far gone for simplified servicing, even home servicing to ever be a selling point for modern car manufacturers.

[@peteramberley9952]

Nice vid ian .did you put mrs hubnuts legs on by mistake after your shower ?

[@HubNut]

That seems a little unfair! Mrs HubNut's legs are far nicer.

[@peteramberley9952]

HubNut true 😘

[@daniellee9015]

Another excellent video ian more interesting than edd china

[@briantaylor6257]

Job done 👍

On days like this, you need Rain-X...

[@HubNut]

Oh no. Can't stand Rain-X on a windscreen. Due to the flat screen, the water doesn't bead away nicely anyway. I use Rain-X only on side and rear windows.

HubNut I know you don't, but I am someone who uses wipers minimally, rather than one who has wipers on max for light rain. They do my nut in, so love cars with great variance on intermittent wipe.

[@blobby273]

at 3:31 I believe a buzzard past over your head i saw it in the windscreen , lol birds my other passion

[@HubNut]

Yes. We get those and red kites.

[@ianvirco5897]

Look at 3:21, it's a Red Kite, the wing shape with the Carpel joint pushed slightly forward ( buzzards are straight winged ) and the longer, narrower tail which just about has the V visable. Tut, Tut, using a mole grip on a nut, invest in a good quality adjustable spanner for those occasions when you encounter an odd size, you'll probably need a metric adjustable for your Japanese and French cars and an Imperial one for TWC......

[@HubNut]

I thought it looked more buzzard myself, but I wasn't really paying attention.

[@ianvirco5897]

Bird watching has been a sometimes intense interest for over 30 years ( no i'm not a twitcher but i've been close to it in the past ) and we now have both Buzzards and Red Kites where i live near Milton Keynes so i'm familiar with both of them, i was basing my I.D. on the curved appearance of the wings, at 3:30 the reflection shows the wing leading edge curved back, typical of a Red Kite, though birds do have the annoying habit of looking like other birds at times.

[@alanlansdell7533]

See if you can find a nice little OKA on you eastern european excursion.....

[@tamberp]

My god, who wrote dem legs? 😆

[@HubNut]

I dunno, but they ran out of coloured pens.

[@gosportjamie]

It's always the 10mm that goes walkies...

[@Mercmad]

I don't live far from a tool place ,so when the local thief takes my 10mm I go and buy another. After a while,the hanger in the spanner cabinet isn't long enough to hold all the odd ones i have found.....

[@gosportjamie]

+Mercmad Yup, I've had that one before...

[@forevercomputing]

"That's how you remove wiper blades" Proceeds to remove wiper arms instead. Sunglasses warning needed!

[@HubNut]

Yeah, wrong word!

[@twocvbloke]

So it's not just me that loses tools in plain sight then... :P

[@MegaDyte]

Quite enjoy your vids but OMG tidy up!!

[@HubNut]

It's on the to do list...

[@lofty7180]

yes, i agree. please tidy your garage before im forced to break in and tidy it myself !

[@MegaDyte]

HubNut lol make it top of the list trust me having a tidy work area makes tinkering on car much more fun

[@HubNut]

Sadly, there are many other things on the list! Tinkering time has mostly been hard to find lately, let alone tidying time.

[@MrScotttraynor]

Wipe on.. Wipe off..

[@post2memrg]

Blimey !

[@triviace]

Remove dash panel.Normally a warning to a repair job,you made light work of it again.I 'd love to have a 2CV,but they were never legally imported as they aren't all that crashworthy,but how many millions of French people drove them without dying.The Nanny State at work to make everything idiot proof,which is why we now have more idiots on the roads!Love your videos.

[@fk4515]

They could be legally imported to the USA until about 1966 or 1968. But like many minimalist cars they never really caught on in the states, mostly because they didn't do well on our expressway/Interstate systems, the Autobahn caused German manufacturers to make cars that ran faster and thus would perform adequate on US highways. Other European countries (France, Italy and Great Britain) who had almost punitive taxes on larger displacement engines limited their prospects in the American market.

[@HubNut]

Back in 1966-1968, the 2CV still had a 425cc engine and all of about 18bhp. Not ideal for highways at all! 2CVs can now be imported in the USA. I have several US friends with them.

[@fk4515]

I know when I was a kid there was a Citroen dealer in the small town in Illinois where I lived, but they did mostly DS's and SM's with an occasional 2CV or Mehari. This city was predominantly Italian, I always wondered how we got a Citroen Dealer rather than a Fiat or Lancia dealer.

[@garrytalbot3456]

You really do need to get sponsored by a tool manufacturer?

[@darrenelbrow5144]

Dude you need to tidy your garage

[@HubNut]

Hey, I've already tidied it once this year.

[@tonypate9174]

Lets hope you never see the inside of a English mans shed not called man caves for nothing , But sure You Tuber Mustie 1 soon have all the to fix up at a later date projects fixed up, Many a hard to find part spends many years deep in the "junk" pile.

[@gregcrawford3791]

there has always been a under current on hub nut, but this is wiper porn unadulterated.goodstuff, if you got a cheap mx5 your subs would increase if thats what your after, thinking allowed. gc