Originally Posted by
81-F-150-Explorer
The OEM style blades and arms are still avaliable and sold new.
So if nobody in your area remembers them, then something is wrong.
They are a TRICO wiper blade 18" part #18-2. You can get them at any Kragen or O'Rileys. They are OEM replacements.
To remove them, look right in the center of the blade, where it hinges in the center. There is a spring that wraps itself around the shaft pin. Push the spring with a screwdriver toward the shaft pin and pull off. If you get the TRICO OEM replacement, they just push on, and remove the same way and are identical to original equipment, because they are.
Hope this helps.
Yes, it helps a bunch.
I had pried with a big screwdriver until I was afraid I was gonna break off the pin and it didn't budge.
I followed your advice and it almost fell into my hand.
Thanks for the O.E.M. TRICO part# .
Everything I look at around here is sort of fit-all junk that comes with a little bag of various plastic adapters that make the blades adapt to all the various arm configurations.
Thanks.