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Wiper arm bent? 850 1995

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posted by  alschnertz on  Sat Sep 24 07:29 CST 2011
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I changed the wiper blades last week.
My daughter complained that the new left side wiper was not working well.
What was happening is that the wiper would pull off the windshield for about the top 1/3 of the sweep. Very strange.

I "parked" the wipers at the top of the sweep and then pulled the new blades off. Then noticed that laying the arm (with the blade removed) back down, it doesn't even touch the glass. Probably about 3/4" away. Right side is the same way.

Wouldn't you expect the arm to still touch the glass?

Nothing appears to be bent and both arms are the same distance from the glass. In the normal "park" position (at the base of the windshield) both arms (with blades removed) will rest on the glass.

These were aftermarket wiper blades (Valvoline brand) and I suspect that has more to do with the problem than anything else. Will likely end up purchasing a new set from FCP, IPD etc., but I just thought this was unusual.

Any thoughts?





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