How to adjust winshield sprayers?
02-21-2009, 01:29 PM
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How to adjust winshield sprayers? Hey i was just wondering if anyone knows how to adjust the little windshield sprayers? The are flat with the rest of the wiper assembly so idk to to move them around. Right now they are spraying at the top of my windshield and actualy spraying a little over my car and spraying the back of it.
02-22-2009, 08:29 AM
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I didn't think you could, from what I know they are clipped to the cowl housing...thing.... I guess you could gently bend it to point correctly.
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02-22-2009, 11:08 AM
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You don't adjust them. The nozzles are clogged, which is why the spray is off.
Usually, there is some grit or something in the nozzle. You can try to unclog them by taking the nozzle out of the car, immerse them in a jar of water, and then use a vacuum pump (like you'd use for bleeding brakes) and then suck water backwards through the nozzle.
...or you can buy new nozzles. (May be less expensive that way if you don't have a vacuum pump.) I suppose that you could also use the 'ol manual sucking method, but I'd be too worried about getting a mouthful of washer residue.
Usually, there is some grit or something in the nozzle. You can try to unclog them by taking the nozzle out of the car, immerse them in a jar of water, and then use a vacuum pump (like you'd use for bleeding brakes) and then suck water backwards through the nozzle.
...or you can buy new nozzles. (May be less expensive that way if you don't have a vacuum pump.) I suppose that you could also use the 'ol manual sucking method, but I'd be too worried about getting a mouthful of washer residue.
02-22-2009, 07:27 PM
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You don't adjust them. The nozzles are clogged, which is why the spray is off.
Usually, there is some grit or something in the nozzle. You can try to unclog them by taking the nozzle out of the car, immerse them in a jar of water, and then use a vacuum pump (like you'd use for bleeding brakes) and then suck water backwards through the nozzle.
...or you can buy new nozzles. (May be less expensive that way if you don't have a vacuum pump.) I suppose that you could also use the 'ol manual sucking method, but I'd be too worried about getting a mouthful of washer residue.
Usually, there is some grit or something in the nozzle. You can try to unclog them by taking the nozzle out of the car, immerse them in a jar of water, and then use a vacuum pump (like you'd use for bleeding brakes) and then suck water backwards through the nozzle.
...or you can buy new nozzles. (May be less expensive that way if you don't have a vacuum pump.) I suppose that you could also use the 'ol manual sucking method, but I'd be too worried about getting a mouthful of washer residue.
Yes, there is really no adjustment but they can come out of their set position.
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03-09-2009, 11:11 PM
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Well they spray fine, but they spray at rather high pressure which supports your cloging theory. Maybe i can use a paperclip to dislodge whatever is in there and then push it out when i spray it?
03-10-2009, 08:40 AM
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If a clog has moved forward through the line, you need to move the clock backwards through the system. Sucking water or fluid backwards through the nozzle will do this, but its a bit of a pain to get it off and set up a rig to do all that.
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You don't want to stick anything in there. If you do, you could widen the opening or deform it - which will permanently screw up the spray.
If a clog has moved forward through the line, you need to move the clock backwards through the system. Sucking water or fluid backwards through the nozzle will do this, but its a bit of a pain to get it off and set up a rig to do all that.
If a clog has moved forward through the line, you need to move the clock backwards through the system. Sucking water or fluid backwards through the nozzle will do this, but its a bit of a pain to get it off and set up a rig to do all that.