Wipers and high winds

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Feb 25, 2012 | 04:08 PM

iron1951

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From: Welland, On

Wipers and high winds

Went ice fishing up north yesturday at 5 am and my truck let me down. There was a rain/snow storm and a lot of wind. I was driving at 60 - 70 kph (65 mph) on the highway and it was raining. The drivers side wiper left a layer of water on the windshield that made it hard to see with the on-coming headlights. The blade are new (October) and are winter blades. The window was clean and I did not have this problem at slower speeds like driving through a town, only on the highway.

Is there a way I can adjust my wiper arm to give more pressure, the passenger side did not seem to exhibit this problem? Is more pressure the solution? Am I looking at buying a new wiper arm (not a problem if I have to)? I really do not like those "wings" I see on some wiper arms, I think that the wiper arm should do its job as designed. Any one else solved this problem?

Feb 25, 2012 | 04:14 PM

PA-Mark

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From: Mt. Holly Springs, PA

the main spring may be weak.... but i doubt it... i think it was just a combination of the weather temp and speed. if im wrong and i often am; its just a weak spring, get a new arm and it will be good

Feb 25, 2012 | 04:39 PM

Dave G.

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I know you just put blades on, but, the Bosch Icon blades really do help with your exact problem. The built in spoiler on the blades actually pushes more on to the glass as speed increases. I switched a few years ago and wouldn't think of using any other blades.

Dave