lexuseng Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 My 2001 GS300's (bought 2 months ago) driver side wiper sweep stops about 3-4" from the window pillar. I kind of thought this must be the way it is because of the 2 positions (reg and snow). The sweep must be restricted to allow for both positions, right? But I've been checking other GS300s and I've seen where the wiper was stowed at the bottom of the windshield and the dirt showing on the windshield showed it travels to about an inch of the pillar. In other words a full sweep and still hidden away when stowed. The service advisor (one day it would be nice to talk to someone who actually worked on cars) I called said there is no adjustment. From what I've seen, there must be. Anyone know how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinBarber Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 There won't be an adjustment for sweep. Sounds like the mechanism was in snow position and the arm put on in the regular position. Can you pull the arm up into the snow position or will it push down even further into the engine bay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexuseng Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 There won't be an adjustment for sweep.Sounds like the mechanism was in snow position and the arm put on in the regular position. Can you pull the arm up into the snow position or will it push down even further into the engine bay? ← This thought had occurred to me and I tried to move the wiper position but not knowing exactly which position it is in, I did not want to force it. I put reasonable pressure on the wiper and stopped before I thought I would damage it. Do you have a good description about how much pressure you should apply? Also I guess you are saying that somehow it knows which position it is in and will adust sweep accordingly. If it didn't shorten the stroke in the snow position it would wipe past the pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGS300 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 you may have to remove the arm and realign it B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyTelefunken Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 The wiper drive system does in fact "know" what position it is in, or so it seems. In either position, at least on my 1998 GS300, the stop position from the "A" pillar is identical. If you grasp the end of the arm at the connection point to the blade, this is the best place to push/pull. Quite a bit of force is required. You will not break the linkage, unless you are a professional wrestler on a mission. If one blade does not seem be where it belongs, remove the arm from the shaft and move it in the appropriate direction by one tooth. The shaft is splined so the arm must be pulled from the shaft before you can change its position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexuseng Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 The wiper drive system does in fact "know" what position it is in, or so it seems. In either position, at least on my 1998 GS300, the stop position from the "A" pillar is identical. If you grasp the end of the arm at the connection point to the blade, this is the best place to push/pull. Quite a bit of force is required. You will not break the linkage, unless you are a professional wrestler on a mission. If one blade does not seem be where it belongs, remove the arm from the shaft and move it in the appropriate direction by one tooth. The shaft is splined so the arm must be pulled from the shaft before you can change its position. ← That's what it was. The drive mechanism was in snow mode and the previous owner or factory had mounted the wiper arm in the normal position. I'm glad I trusted my instincts when I stopped pulling the arm up to the snow position (it was already there). To set it to the normal position I had to lift the hood and pull down on the wiper arm. Then just had to remove the arms and reset the stored position. Thanks for all your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinthewoods Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 My drivers wiper strikes the pilar on both regular and snow mode. I'll have to remove the wiper arm and move it one spline. BTW, I can change from one mode to the other easily from the passenger wiper only... the driver's wiper is impossible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertajane Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Hi, our UK GS300 has a rotary switch half way down the stalk maked FULL and SEMI that actuates electric Winter and Summer/parked under the bonnet/hood settings ! A windscreen Co also put ours back on badly !!! Bit of playing around and they're fine now ! Great car ! By the way, I take it it is a cam belt engine ? Ours has done just over 110,000 miles and lots of service too. Thnik we might be keeping it for a while ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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