Windsheild wiper arm removal??
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Windsheild wiper arm removal??
I need to remove my windsheild wiper arms so I can clean them up and paint them.....how do I do this?? I know there is a little latch type thing but am unsure how to release it?? ('99 F350) Thanks!
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If they are the non pin type, lift the arm off the windshield like you are replacing the blade. At the base where the arm connects to the windshield there is a little clip. Pull the clip out and the whole arm should come off and leave the splined drive. The best tool to use is a small screwdriver to pry the clip away from the base...
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The latch, if I understand you correctly, swings away from the wiper post/arm, and once you have it pulled away from the post, the arm lifts straight upwards. I would flip the blade upwards before doing this, though, so that the spring tension in the arm doesn't hinder the arm's removal. Here it is again in simple steps....
1. flip arm upwards away from glass
2. with one hand (finger nail), swing the latch outwards away from the arm post
3. while holding the latch outwards with one hand, use the other hand to slip the arm straight upwards off the post
4. re-installation.... slide the arm socket down onto the post
5. swign the latch outwards from the arm socket
6. press the arm all the way down onto the post
7. release the latch so that it slides back into the slot under the knurled bushing on top of the post to keep teh wiper arm from coming loose/off while driving
8. check alignment of blade, and if necessary, readjust the position by repeating steps of removing and re-installing the arm
Hope this helps.
1. flip arm upwards away from glass
2. with one hand (finger nail), swing the latch outwards away from the arm post
3. while holding the latch outwards with one hand, use the other hand to slip the arm straight upwards off the post
4. re-installation.... slide the arm socket down onto the post
5. swign the latch outwards from the arm socket
6. press the arm all the way down onto the post
7. release the latch so that it slides back into the slot under the knurled bushing on top of the post to keep teh wiper arm from coming loose/off while driving
8. check alignment of blade, and if necessary, readjust the position by repeating steps of removing and re-installing the arm
Hope this helps.
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Thanks supercab, camo, & Pete. It just so happens I need to paint the arms on my wife's truck, so now I don't need to figure out how to get them off. Anyone have suggestions on which paint would hold up the best for this? Rustoleum, duplicolor?
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Chris, my son used a flat black Rustoleum paint on the wiper arms on our '96 Suburban this past summer, and they turned out really nice. He spent some time sanding them down first, and even sanded again between coats for best adhesion. I think he used either 3 or 4 thin coats and like I said, they look much nicer than they did... almost factory-new looking.
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Chris, my son used a flat black Rustoleum paint on the wiper arms on our '96 Suburban this past summer, and they turned out really nice. He spent some time sanding them down first, and even sanded again between coats for best adhesion. I think he used either 3 or 4 thin coats and like I said, they look much nicer than they did... almost factory-new looking.
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If you have a media blaster or sandblaster, best thing is to remove the tension spring on teh bottom, and sandblast them, then powdercoat them... I used some rustoleum on my rusted wiper arms on the farm truck, but that didn't last long. I didn't prep very well, but it's real sandy here so everything gets sandblasted in short order... If I had to do it over, I'd get a powercoat gun, and an old oven and powdercoat small parts myself as I already have a media blaster...
Oh and can't forget adhesion promoter and self etching primer if you take the paint completely off... I didn't use adhesion promoter or self etching acid primer... and well, the arms are rusty again... I was in a hurry haha
Oh and can't forget adhesion promoter and self etching primer if you take the paint completely off... I didn't use adhesion promoter or self etching acid primer... and well, the arms are rusty again... I was in a hurry haha
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