Need to adjust the windshield wiper arms

I have seen a hammer used!

Call them back to finish the JOB

Sir Hugh of Bognor

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen snipped-for-privacy@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

They're on a taper so can stick quite hard. Pull the wiper off the screen so the spring isn't holding things and use a small gear puller to avoid marking things or even a couple of screwdrivers and protect the faces they press on.

As you can see in the first two parts diagrams here:

They have a splined fitting that is rather tight. The spring load that presses the blade against the glass can cause the arm to become stuck on the shaft. You have to gently press the arm, just before the hinge, toward the glass as you pull the coupling apart with your other hand. You may need to wiggle the arm up and down at the hinge to get the coupling to come loose. When you reassemble, all you do is align the splines as you want the arm positioned and press straight down on the coupling.

Will have to give all of these a try this weekend. Thanks for all the tips/suggestions. Will update with results.....

AND _ Don't forget to open the hood/bonnet first.

Sir Hugh of Bognor

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen snipped-for-privacy@h-gee.co.uk Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

Hello snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com,

I had an experience the other year from bad workshop procedures when it comes to windshield replacement. I was driving in the left lane on a Swiss motorway in a blizzard with the wipers operating, when suddenly the right one got loose and sort of collided with the right one and made it all into a mess. I was lucky to reach the right shoulder undamaged and I could fix it provisionally

- the arm should be fitted with a torque of 35 kpm as written under the windshield, a fact that the glass workshop obviously did not attend to...

I obviously did not have any problem to remove the wiper arms...