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Removing wiper with a crowbar.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...896#post140508
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...883#post156478
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...972#post129639
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...657#post205879
Wow, nobody could have seen that coming...
fecal matter for brains.Quote:
Originally Posted by clavius
so for someone who knows that's the "wrong way" is the "right way" using some form of puller, or is there another way to remove wipers?
YouTube can be a time saver and money saver if you don't know how to do something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNQyllvy4SQ
Thanks, I do use Youtube or similar for specific tasks, but thankfully I haven't needed to change a wiper arm yet. The old HQs and similar were so intuitive they don't really count, but the modern cars seem to all have little tricks.
I've been on jobsites with many people exactly like this.
I too have a difficult time with all the latest trends in auto mechanics. My normal proceedure is to go do it like I always have then come in nd look on YouTube when my way didn't work. Recently had to replace a headlight bulb on my 2015 Acadia. Took out all the covers from under the hood to find I could just get my finger on the cover needing to be turned ot access the bulb. YouTube showd me the obvious solution was to simply removed the inner fender and reach up through the wheel well. Who would have thunk it?Quote:
Originally Posted by desbromilow
The best way to remove the wiper arm is to never buy a vehicle with one on the back window, that's what the mirrors mounted on the doors are for
I hope that guy in the original video got a good tip. He not only got the wiper assembly loose, but also did a little body work while he was there! That's what I call service!
I had to replace a rear wiper arm on a Chrysler town and country that was welded in place by galvanic corrosion. I found a nut that would fit the threads, started it on the shaft to protect it, and used a gear puller to pop it off. The only annoying thing was that my only gear puller was several sizes too large, so I had to put a worm clamp around the "arms" to keep them from popping off.Quote:
Originally Posted by desbromilow