Non-adaquate Wipage (1 Viewer)

[Doc]

I'm not getting adaquate wiping control on my rear.



So I thought it was the wiper blade- so I bought a new blade. Didn't help.

The wiper blade only makes contact with the rear window for about 25% of it's travel, the rest it is apparently not being held tight enough to the rear window to make a difference.

Is the fix to buy a completely new wiper arm?

 

[Montana Cruiser]

I'm not getting adaquate wiping control on my rear.



So I thought it was the wiper blade- so I bought a new blade. Didn't help.

The wiper blade only makes contact with the rear window for about 25% of it's travel, the rest it is apparently not being held tight enough to the rear window to make a difference.

Is the fix to buy a completely new wiper arm?

"I'm not getting adaquate wiping control on my rear. " ....... strengthen your arm and try a new kind of toilet paper

Any chance it got bent somehow? I bent mine trying to unload some long lumber off of my Thule rack without any assistance. I had contact only on inside of blade (toward the pivot) but was able to simply bend the arm in toward the hatch and all is well. I think there is also a spring in there, maybe that weakens?

 

[NorCalDoug]

Happened to mine once. I just bent the arm a little -- all fixed.

 

[concretejungle]

Isn't the arm spring loaded? Maybe the spring is worn out and not pulling the arm to the glass as it should. I second the "bend it" fix. Or, borrow a spring from someone else's rear wiper arm.

 

[Doc]

I think the problem is that the spring is shot. I did try to bend it a bit, but it didn't help at all.

 

[TomH]

Did you check out this thread?

 

[Doc]

Just bought a new one from the Dan Man, as I needed parts for a tune up as well.

Damn rust!

 

[Montana Cruiser]

Just bought a new one from the Dan Man, as I needed parts for a tune up as well.

Damn rust!

Wow! You can even order the little spring? I would have thought you had to get the whole arm or try and find one at the local hardware store to work. Now you have me thinking I need to add this to my next order from C-Dan, you know, just incase

P.S. Whats a smart shopper pay for a wiper arm spring?

 

[Doc]

Um, not the spring, the whole damn arm! $26.10 I think.... don't quote me.

I really need that thing for the winter, it never gets used any other time.

 

[landtoy80]

You need to keep spraying the arm with pen.oil or it will not spring back due to rust OR buy a new one.

 

[Doc]

It was too far gone for the lube trick, as I had already tried that. I will keep up the maintenance on the new one to avoid the problem re-occuring.

 

[Junk]

just bend it and quit crying

Glad I read this before I moved it chat based on title and first line