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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
I have a 97 accord (190K). Over the past 40K miles, I noticed that the
drivers side wiper blade leaves streaks. I tried replacing the blade from a Trico to a Honda stock. Still the same problem. Recently I noticed that the blade is buckling in certain parts as if there is too much pressure from the arm. There is no such buckling on the passenger blade which continues to wipe fine. Is there some way to adjust the pressure of the wiper arm on the blade? This problem may have something to do with getting a new winshield a year ago. However, I am not sure if this problem was happening before that. Thanks |
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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
Does it feel like too much pressure when you lift the arm? If not, if you
are just replacing the rubber instead replace the blade. > wrote in message oups.com... >I have a 97 accord (190K). Over the past 40K miles, I noticed that the > drivers side wiper blade leaves streaks. I tried replacing the blade > from a Trico to a Honda stock. Still the same problem. > Recently I noticed that the blade is buckling in certain parts as if > there is too much pressure from the arm. There is no such buckling on > the passenger blade which continues to wipe fine. > Is there some way to adjust the pressure of the wiper arm on the blade? > This problem may have something to do with getting a new winshield a > year ago. However, I am not sure if this problem was happening before > that. > Thanks > |
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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
> wrote in message oups.com... >I have a 97 accord (190K). Over the past 40K miles, I noticed that the > drivers side wiper blade leaves streaks. I tried replacing the blade > from a Trico to a Honda stock. Still the same problem. > Recently I noticed that the blade is buckling in certain parts as if > there is too much pressure from the arm. There is no such buckling on > the passenger blade which continues to wipe fine. > Is there some way to adjust the pressure of the wiper arm on the blade? > This problem may have something to do with getting a new winshield a > year ago. However, I am not sure if this problem was happening before > that. > Thanks > I doubt there is any adjustment. Did you replace just the rubber blade or the entire wiper frame? If just the rubber, go back to the dealer and get the entire frame with rubber. Swap passenger side & driver side wipers and see if the problem follows. |
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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
"Bob M." > wrote in message If just > the rubber, go back to the dealer and get the entire frame with rubber. > Dealers ass, homey. Is that the best you can come up with? Sheesh! |
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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
On 2006-10-08, Bob M. > wrote:
> Did you replace just the rubber blade or the entire wiper frame? If just > the rubber, go back to the dealer and get the entire frame with rubber. I concur. If you acquired this car used, the previous owner may bave already replaced the stock arm/blade with an aftermarket unit. This is quite often the case as aftermarket arm/blade combos can often be purchased for less than OEM blades alone. But, in the end, it's a bad idea. I tried this once and had to go back to stock. Stock units are designed to work with the specific vehicle on a specific windsheild at speed. Aftermarket units are not so thoughtfully designed. The aftermarket unit I bought worked fine around town, but above 60 mph, the poorly designed arm acted like an air dam and actually lifted the whole arm/blade assy up away from the glass, making it useless at speed. At least go down to the dealer and look at an OEM arm/blade assy. A side-by-side comparison may reveal the problem. nb > > Swap passenger side & driver side wipers and see if the problem follows. > > |
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Windshield wiper arm puts too much pressure on blade (buckling)
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