BMW e60/e61 Wiper Arm Linkage Replacement. No more knocking!

BMW e60 Wiper Arm Linkage Replacement. No more knocking!
Hi everyone and welcome to another Bimmer Fixer video.
In this video I will show you how to replace the wiper linkage on your BMW e60. Over time the bearings in the linkage get worn out and start to disintegrate, if you don’t catch it in time, you could be left driving down the motorway in the rain and have the wipers completely fail. The good news is that you should get some sort of warning in the form of a lot of knocking noises from the wipers when they are in use before the linkage fails. It’s a straightforward job to do as I talk you through the process step by step.
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[@eddy45686]

Very clear. Your the real BMW doctor. Your videos are so clear.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@ed WOW thank you!! That's a huge compliment thank you! 😊 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nateryan7041]

Great video made cheers I thought I was going to have a really big problem there the windscreen wiper just left the group chat but this video is great and has really explain to me I have nothing to worry about just swap out the parts thanks very much mate

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@nateryan Thanks for the comment 👍🏻 glad it helped! The wiper leaving the chat made me chuckle 😂

[@ansarali3590]

Mine bearing completely snapped. Had to order new ones and watch this video . Easy fix after watching this video. Thankyou

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Ansar Ali Hey buddy! Glad the video helped 👍🏻 thanks for the comment!

[@djdomj]

This actually happened to me on the M4 at 70mph in torrential rain. It was like something had flew into the windscreen. Not a pleasant experience, and was stranded with no wipers in storm (the rogue drivers side wiper knocked the passenger side wiper off on to the motorway - also caused damage to the bonnet paintwork. Poor design. Mine was knocking but had no idea that it would fail like it did and cause that much mayhem. Good video - if yours is knocking cant recommend strongly enough to fix it for about £20.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Dom Jay WOW! that's shocking. Thank you for sharing your experience with the failing wiper arms. I think you did amazingly well to maintain control of the car given the speed and the location in very poor weather conditions. Well done!

[@medicateur92]

Exact same thing just happened to me. Scared the bollox out of me. New part ordered.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Ronan_e36 Hope you're ok buddy!!

[@medicateur92]

Exactly what I needed. Mine just failed! Thanks for the video!

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Ronan_e36 Hope you're ok buddy! 👍🏻

[@psvliberetion89]

Geil !!!! From Serbia

[@sujeet6635]

Top guy! Well explained

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@sujeet6635 Thank you mate? 👍🏻

[@Juanchuchis]

4K miles done in the past 3 weeks (Europe road trip) and it failed me on the way back to England as I left Paris. The bearings snapped and it caused both arms to interfere with eachother to the point that none of them would move. Thank god there was a toll and I came to stop so in the end I had to remove the wiper and drive back to England with just the passenger side working 😂 my head was literally in the middle of the car trying to see as much as I could for the remaining 5 hours of that trip 😅

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Juan Carlos Escobar. The road trip sounds awesome but sorry to hear about the wiper arms. The thought of you having to lean over to one side to see out the one good side has made my day 🤣🤣👏👏🤣🤣 that's a great effort 🤣👍🏻

[@Juanchuchis]

@@TheBimmerFixer I can imagine the other drivers faces or what they were thinking about 🤣 but that’s pretty much what brought me to this video. I’ll order the part later and will have a go. Great video mate very well explained! 🙌🏽

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Juan Carlos Escobar 🤣 Yeah I can imagine! Well done mate yeah give it a go and if you have any questions or anything let me know I'll be happy to help 😊

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Juan Carlos Escobar And thank you very much! Glad it's helped you out 👍🏻😁

[@alexcromb1159]

Yo, just used this video to replace mine. Worked a treat. Thankyou for sharing👍

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Alex Cromb Thats awesome! Glad it helped, thanks for the feedback Alex👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrHazelTwig]

Thanks 👍. My hole arm fell off 😅

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@MrHazelTwig Oh no! 😲 while you were driving?

[@matthewbarnes1561]

This is brilliant mine arrived last week. Still need to put mine on so this will help out alot lol brilliant video as always buddy.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Haha great timing! Thanks Matthew 👍

[@peternight7941]

Really happy that you made this video. I managed to get the new arm on 🎉. There any problem is that it Knox really loud 😮. Is there any way to adjust this?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@peternight7941 Hi Peter, thanks for the comment. Is the knocking coming from the hinge?

[@JoseDiaz-hl1be]

Good Video just happened to mine got out of socket so I’ll buy a new Arm

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@JoseDiaz-hl1be Thanks! Hope the repair goes well! 👍🏻

[@manandmachine6514]

Great video mate! Love the detail!

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Thank you! 👍

[@asher4manu]

Just came across your channel mate. Great video.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Hi Asher, thank you mate really appreciate it 👍 👍

[@davidstraburzynski1972]

Thanks mate, it helped a lot👍👍👍

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@david straburzynski Hi David thank you for your feedback! Thats great to hear it helped a lot 😃👍🏻

[@user-pv7ny8vm1c]

Mange TAK!

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@user-pv7ny8vm1c det var så lidt. tak for din kommentar. 🙂

[@simontodd679]

Great help thank you.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Simon Todd Hi Simon thank you for the feedback! 👍🏻😃

[@AngelWingsHolistics]

Thank you, my drivers side arm flew off while driving 😂 I've replaced the whole unit but it still isn't sitting quite right and has moved by itself 😬 Any tips? Is it just a case of moving it around until it's in the right place?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@AngelWingsHolistics Hello, oh dear that's never good! That's great you've replaced the broken unit it can take a bit of fiddling you're absolutely right it may take a little adjusting to get it lined up perfectly. 🙂

[@AngelWingsHolistics]

Thank you!

[@powpow4033]

hey. what do you recommend? getting this complete unit or get a replacement bearing kit to use on the original linkage?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

Hi powpow, I would say for the little extra cost i would change the whole unit. It doesn't have to be a unit from BMW or even OEM the units you can find online nowadays are very reasonable and good quality just double check the reviews from that supplier and you can't go wrong. This also saves having to remove the bearings which can be fiddly and take some time if you don't have the correct tools. Hope this helps powpow 👍

[@oneman7638]

For the other wiper do you know how to remove the washer that seems to be glued on the bolt?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@oneman7638 Hi, oh that's strange 🤔 sounds like they've seized together. Can you see anyway of separating them? Some penetrating fluid could help you out.

[@alexalgar9877]

What do you do if the arm won't come off as easy as you managed to do it ?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Alex Algar Hi Alex, you can give it a good soaking with penetrating fluid and leave for a few minutes then use something to carefully lift the arm off the spindle. You can give it some taps with a hammer to help release it too. Let me know how you get on 👍🏻

[@alexalgar9877]

@@TheBimmerFixer thankyou for your reply I'll give that a go and let you know how it goes. Cheers

[@nathanparfitt3038]

One of these was £92 from local Sytner to me, I got it off eBay with the extra arm attached for £20 why so expensive off oem source

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Nathan Parfitt It's shocking what they charge! Glad you got one for £20 👍🏻

[@lucasgoncalves9607]

Where did you guys buy it off, i need to replace mine!?

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@lucas goncalves ebay is a good place to look 👍🏻

[@jeeperscreepers786]

What's NM value on the wiper arm mean ? Mines got 35NM stamped on passenger side left wiper arm.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Jeepers Creepers Great question, It means Newton-meters so the Nut on the wiper arm should be torqued to 35 Newton-meters of torque when tightened

[@jeeperscreepers786]

@@TheBimmerFixer brilliant, thanks. There is no NM value on the right side linkage, only on the passenger side arm, guess it applies to both wiper arm bolts. I replaced wiper arm linkage using your video 👍. All looks great but hand tightened it as I don't have a torque wrench 😔. Looks and feels pretty solid. Working fine and will check bolts again in a week as we are blessed with rain here in summer 😂

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Jeepers Creepers Yeah that will be absolutely fine thats what I would have done 😃👍🏻 Glad the video helped you out 👍🏻

[@jazzi4431]

Do you know how to adjust the left bolt on the arm with the flat edges? Mine looks like it too high.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Jazzi So you can adjust it by slightly loosening the bolt on the arm and move the arm down slightly, try not to completely remove the boly just loosening it. This should do the trick and give you enough room to move the arm to the correct position. Hope this helps

[@jazzi4431]

@@TheBimmerFixer already try’d that, which it still doesn’t work

[@jazzi4431]

@@TheBimmerFixer I was taking about the flat edge bolt that’s mounted to the car. Not the one on the wiper arm that connects to the blade.

[@TheBimmerFixer]

@Jazzi Ok the only thing left to do is to remove the arm altogether and reseat it. That will be the only way you can get it to sit correctly, I had to do this when I bought my e60 it bugged the hell out of me.

[@jazzi4431]

@@TheBimmerFixer thanks for the quick replies and help. Unfortunately I’ve try’d that for the past 4 hours. I’ve checked the new part if it matches the old one which it does. Also took apart the other wiper blade and adjusted it. It’s for sure a headache at this point since I live on the west coast which rains for 6 months straight.