Remove windshield wipers????

[19stang66]

How do I remove the windshield wipers? I mean the whole arm. I need them off before the windshield guys come at 12 today (3hrs from now).

 

[xoxbxfx]

they should do it for you...

 

[mustangdave]

Iirc, there is a clip that you must grab with needle nose pliers or other implement of destruction and pull out, then pry up on the arm without damaging the paint or body. There is a special tool that makes it easier as they are usually very difficult to get off after 40 years.

 

[19stang66]

I just put them on last year. I got the clip things removed but I still can't get the damn arms off.

 

[geostang351]

I just put them on last year. I got the clip things removed but I still can't get the damn arms off.

You need to somehow pull it straight up (not easy). I know you are tempted to use a screw driver and pry it up but try not to.

 

[dmbrummwtt]

A battery cable end puller works well, looks kind of like a little gear puller.

 

[19stang66]

Nice thinking. I think i'll go buy one.

 

[yeloxr7]

Probably too late but KD Tools or someone like that (They provide the specialty tools you see at most chain auto parts stores) makes a wiper arm removal tool that is very simple. It has a hook at one end that you catch under the outer end and a handle that you raise the wiper arm up to. You then lift the arm straight off. The tool basically takes off the spring tension that holds the wiper against the windshield. It's a simple tool, but it saves a lot of frustration and prevents damage to the paint around the holes the wiper shafts pass through.

Here's a link to a picture in a Corvette parts catalog: http://www.corvetteparts.com/details/iid/90000102.htm

 

[yeloxr7]

Nice thinking. I think i'll go buy one.

My question is: what does the center bolt press against? The wiper arms on our cars have closed ends. This would work on later cars that have a bolt or nut that holds the wiper arm in place on a tapered shaft.

 

[guevara42]

Battery cable puller won't work. It is close ended. Don't use a screwdriver, you will damage the paint if you try to pry it out. Your best bet is the special tool specifically used for that.

 

[mustangdave]

Part # 956-1 from NPD: $16.50. Fits under wiper arm (rubberized pad to protect paint), squeeze handle and it lifts arm off.

 

[Edbert]

There's no substitute for having the right tool for the job.

But I agree with XO...let the windsheild guys do it for you. My F150 just got new glass from Binswanger due to a hailstorm, they were fast, professional, and cheap. I replaced one on a 67 Stang many years ago, and while it wasn't hard and did not take long; the difference between me doing it and watching the pros (guys who have done it hundreds of times) do it was dramatic.

 

[yeloxr7]

Using the tool I posted the link to in my previous post, it takes just a second to remove a wiper arm.