Wiper removal...the dumbest question yet??

**dhbfaster** · February 21st, 2014, 12:50 PM

Ok, maybe I'll get the award for dumbest question yet...but here goes-
I'm trying to take the wipers off (late at night all THREE times), trying to do it without gouging them up. I've removed the obvious nut on the outside where they mount and the assembly is nice and loose there...it seems like they should just pull off now...but they don't. I've tried to gently pry them off with a large flat blade screw driver- no luck. Don't see anything in the manual. Are they likely just stuck? (so..soak in wd40 and try again?) or am I missing a secret pin or something?

**doghows** · February 21st, 2014, 12:55 PM

You need to move the wiper are away from the windshield like you would on a modern car when you wash it. While holding the arm away from the glass you need to pull straight up on the base of the wiper arm and it will come off the shaft that you took the nut off of. I would tighten the nut back down first.
Did that make sense? If not I will try to think of a better way to explain it.

**dhbfaster** · February 21st, 2014, 12:58 PM

Mostly makes sense...except the part about tightening the nut back down first. Tighten it all the way back down? So that means the nut has nothing to do with the wiper arm removal?

**doghows** · February 21st, 2014, 01:00 PM

That is correct the nut holds the wiper linkage assemblies from falling into the car. The blade assembly is separate. Should have just a splined shaft left poking out when you are done.