Rear wiper 2002 Ford Excursion

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Feb 21, 2012 | 07:38 AM

hawk1snest

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Rear wiper 2002 Ford Excursion

My rear wiper was leaving big areas on the rear window when it would swipe over the glass. I though it was a bad wiper blade. Just bought a new one last night and it is still not working. It is leaving a large spot almost at the 12/1 oclock position on the window. Any ideas? The arm assembly is pretty tight, I can wiggle it a little. I took the black cap off wherre the arm attaches to the motor and the nut is tight.....

Feb 21, 2012 | 08:01 AM

BuiltFordTough!

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The spring not strong enough? Or did the arm get bent slightly outward?

Feb 21, 2012 | 08:28 AM

hawk1snest

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Spring looked ok I think. Have not tried bending the arm yet did not think of that will try tonight--thanks!

Feb 23, 2012 | 08:42 PM

nzirbel

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I found out that my pivot on the arm was really stiff. I took the arm off and lubed the daylights out of it till it pivoted freely again. It's a heck of a lot better than it was, it just sort of sucks now rather than being completely worthless.

Feb 24, 2012 | 04:39 AM

Shepherd2

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Mine does the same thing. Bent the arm every which way but it made no difference. I think it has more to do with using a straight blade on curved glass.

Feb 24, 2012 | 05:30 AM

Curt's05

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My solution was to remove the wiper arm & file/grind those 2 tabs. A new or stronger spring wont make any difference, because of the poor design.

Feb 24, 2012 | 07:57 AM

GregN

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From: Rogers, MN

Yeah, don't waste your money on buying a new arm either. I did that hoping to solve this problem, but it was exactly the same.

When I had a Jeep, I stumbled across an extra tensioning spring that you could add to the wiper, don't know if they would work or not:

Snuggies - Jeep Windshield Wiper Arm Tensioner

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