How does the rear wiper arm attach to the motor? I'm missing mine and would like to replace it but not sure if I'll need a new motor also.
Rear wiper arm
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jemsec
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What is your issue?
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I need to know how the wiper arm attaches. Does it slide over the rotating piece and them get held on by a nut?
Yes, the same as the front wipers. The spindle is knurled and the nut keeps it in place.
Cycle the rear wiper once to make sure it works correctly and then attach the wiper arm in the resting position.
Yep. I had to buy a new one because I found out muriatic acid just eats aluminum when I dropped mine into my rust eating tank. They do sell brand new ones though and I am actually glad I just got a new unit since my old one had quite a bit of rust on the steel part of the arm, thus the acid bath. I am sure there is a chemistry lesson in there somewhere and it's likely that a baby seal gasped his final breath due to the fumes I am sure it must have given off, but it was only a $40 lesson and I can't do anything about the seal at this stage, that ship already sailed.
jemsec
Mach lll Club
Yes and you might want a cheap wiper puller.
I have to say what you wrote put a smile on my face, it made me think back to one of my biggest oh sh1t momments I've ever had. I once put some parts in what i though was a "solvent" tank at work, as it turned out the tank wasen't filled with solvent. It was filled with some type of acid used for cleaning parts before they went over to the plating dept.
I came in to work the next day, and to my shock, i found out that the "solvent" had dissolved most of my parts. Then for the really fun part, having to explain to my boss why he needed to buy all new parts for the machine we were rebuilding. Needless to say he was not happy with me. After that i always made it a point to asked questions, as to what type of solvent was in the tank, BEFORE i put anything in it.
A friend of mine worked at an engine rebuilder and they had a "hot tank" which dissolved about anything except carbon steel.
They caught a mouse in the shop. They made a tiny boat out of aluminum foil and set him sail...........
