1975 E-150 Wiper arm removal..
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1975 E-150 Wiper arm removal..
The wiper arms also have the squirters in them, any tips on removal? They don't seem to come off
like all of the others I have removed in the past. I am wanting to take the arm off of the splined pivot.
Thank you
like all of the others I have removed in the past. I am wanting to take the arm off of the splined pivot.
Thank you
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From: Central NJ
What you have to do is lift the wiper blade up a bit and pry up the base near the cowl panel. Sometimes they're pretty tight to get off. A small, flat pry bar should get it, maybe put some tape on the bar or cowl to protect the paint.
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Wiper arms of that era tended to a "friction fit" where the spring tension between the wiper arm beyond the pivot point of the "hub" exerts enough pressure to hold the entire wiper arm assembly onto the shaft, its as though the wiper arm is "c o c k e d" on the shaft.
There should be a fairly cheap tool used to "unload" that tension and allow the complete wiper arm to be removed. These tools prevent any damage that prying from the base only might cause. Something like this works very well: Lisle Wiper Puller
HTH
There should be a fairly cheap tool used to "unload" that tension and allow the complete wiper arm to be removed. These tools prevent any damage that prying from the base only might cause. Something like this works very well: Lisle Wiper Puller
HTH
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1970's Had a small spring tension tab that had to be pushed and wiggle the arm off, very tight fitting, lay a rag or a rubber strip down so as not to scratch.
Now on my 74 E100 I had this type of a wiper arm mind you this is a 1975 Torino wiper, but I had the same lock on my 74.
https://apvintageautoparts.com/shop/...eld-wiper-arm/
Now on my 74 E100 I had this type of a wiper arm mind you this is a 1975 Torino wiper, but I had the same lock on my 74.
https://apvintageautoparts.com/shop/...eld-wiper-arm/
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Finally getting back to post my findings. The wiper arm has a swivel (tab) that locks onto the splined shaft. I first had to release tension on the arm and swivel the locking mechanism off of the splined shaft, it came off like all of the others I have done after that. I have never encountered a wiper arm with a locking tab on it before.
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