E34 wiper arm

[Kamz e34]

Hello everyone
My e34 right wiper arm hits the hood. I know that the bushings in the arm are the problem but changing them is something difficult to do. Any solution for this other than changing the bushings? Something easier maybe

[theBMWbeast]

Get a strut bar that pushes the hood up slightly. Elsewise, bushing time

[shogun]

install a new damper ring #16, these get smaller or fall apart and then the position of the wiper system changed http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E3...e_wiper_parts/
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...g/61611374257/
here we did it on an E32 and made the rubber damper ring DIY http://e32b12.blogspot.com/2013/03/w...nge-noise.html

[Old525i]

I made a couple of damper rings (as shogun indicated with #16 above) with parts I had in my garage and that solved the problem. Better than new.

[Mless5]

Make sure the circlip that holds the splined shaft to the mechanism is still in place - mine was missing causing passenger wiper to flop up and down quite a bit.

[xcastaway]

I just wanted to say thanks, Shogun!

I just finished installing a pair of those bushings and that clunking I've endured for 11 years is gone. I thought I was going to need to rebuild the wiper mechanism to cure it.

One of the bushings had turned to dust, and the other was missing a few chunks. Stuffing the passenger side one in was a challenge, but I'm delighted I don't have to listen to that noise anymore.

Danke.

Edit: Looks like I spoke too soon. The first time I used them in anger, the clunk returned. Guess I'll have to find a set of those bushings and try to figure out how to replace them. Oh, well, these were bad and needed replacing, anyway.