Rear Washer - Wheres it supposed to point?

[ross.taylor 0]

Have recently got a new rear wiper motor to sort the "broken washer pipe attachment" problem. I was under the impression that the washer is supposed to move with the wiper. But this one stays pretty much pointing straight up the screen. It moves about a bit when the wiper moves - somthing like 5-10 degrees. What happens on other cars?

[VR6 0]

I would've thought it moved with the wiper.

 

Otherwise, the wiper will get in the way of the water jet everytime it sweeps.

[stevef 0]

Mine was blocked recently.

 

I don't think it moves, it points straight up the middle of the window.

 

The washer jet comes in 2 parts, a long plastic tube with an elbow goes in from the bottom and a smaller pipe with the jet in it goes in from the top (after raising the plastic cover). They come out OK if you give them a firm tug. But I am sure they don't turn with the wiper.

 

Stevef

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Yeah the washer jet is fixed, hence the cut-out around the circumference of the wiper hinge.

[G60Jet 1]

The jet moves about 10-20 degress on mine, i think they are ment to, all VAG cars have the same rear wiper system.