Chrysler 300M wipers

I am in the process of tightening the screws that holds the wiper trim down
on my 300M at the base of the windshield. Everytime the front end is taken
apart they remove it and never get the screws in tight again. I am using
nylon cable ties to shrink the holes that the trim screws go into and it is
working well. I have one screw left. It is under the passenger side wiper.
I need to either get the wipers to rest in the vertical position or remove
the wiper arm entirely to get to that screw. It appears impossible to get
the wipers to stop in any position other than the rest position at the
bottom of the windshield. Is there any way to get them to stop in the up
position? I've tried turning the car off mid-cycle, etc.

Art wrote:
> I am in the process of tightening the screws that holds the wiper trim down
> on my 300M at the base of the windshield. Everytime the front end is taken
> apart they remove it and never get the screws in tight again. I am using
> nylon cable ties to shrink the holes that the trim screws go into and it is
> working well. I have one screw left. It is under the passenger side wiper.
> I need to either get the wipers to rest in the vertical position or remove
> the wiper arm entirely to get to that screw. It appears impossible to get
> the wipers to stop in any position other than the rest position at the
> bottom of the windshield. Is there any way to get them to stop in the up
> position? I've tried turning the car off mid-cycle, etc.

Hi...

Dunno if it's a wise idea, but pretty sure that disconnecting
the battery ought to stop them dead in their tracks

Ken

Art wrote:

> I am in the process of tightening the screws that holds the wiper trim down
> on my 300M at the base of the windshield. Everytime the front end is taken
> apart they remove it and never get the screws in tight again. I am using
> nylon cable ties to shrink the holes that the trim screws go into and it is
> working well. I have one screw left. It is under the passenger side wiper.
> I need to either get the wipers to rest in the vertical position or remove
> the wiper arm entirely to get to that screw. It appears impossible to get
> the wipers to stop in any position other than the rest position at the
> bottom of the windshield. Is there any way to get them to stop in the up
> position? I've tried turning the car off mid-cycle, etc.

Pull the wiper fuse or relay at the right point in time. Or pull the
wiper arm off. (I'm assuming that simply pivoting the arm up and off
the windshield won't work - I can't tell from my Concorde - it is enough
different in that area that it doesn't have that problem of not being
able to access all the screws - either that, or whenever I've been
putting those screws back in the wiper arms were already off.)

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

I should have thought of pulling the fuse. Thanks.


"Bill Putney" > wrote in message
...
> Art wrote:
>
>> I am in the process of tightening the screws that holds the wiper trim
>> down on my 300M at the base of the windshield. Everytime the front end
>> is taken apart they remove it and never get the screws in tight again. I
>> am using nylon cable ties to shrink the holes that the trim screws go
>> into and it is working well. I have one screw left. It is under the
>> passenger side wiper. I need to either get the wipers to rest in the
>> vertical position or remove the wiper arm entirely to get to that screw.
>> It appears impossible to get the wipers to stop in any position other
>> than the rest position at the bottom of the windshield. Is there any way
>> to get them to stop in the up position? I've tried turning the car off
>> mid-cycle, etc.
>
> Pull the wiper fuse or relay at the right point in time. Or pull the
> wiper arm off. (I'm assuming that simply pivoting the arm up and off the
> windshield won't work - I can't tell from my Concorde - it is enough
> different in that area that it doesn't have that problem of not being able
> to access all the screws - either that, or whenever I've been putting
> those screws back in the wiper arms were already off.)
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address
> with the letter 'x')

Pulling the fuse worked like a champ. And yes, merely lifting the wiper
arm, as if to change blades, did not provide access to the screw on the
300M. By the way I had complained to the chysler dealer about the plastic
trim panels not being tight and rattling against the windshield. Their
"solution" (rather than replacing the screw in blocks as I requested) was to
throw some small springs around the screws. It did not work. My cable ties
worked well though. Threaded them in, screwed the screw tight, and cut off
the excess.


"Bill Putney" > wrote in message
...
> Art wrote:
>
>> I am in the process of tightening the screws that holds the wiper trim
>> down on my 300M at the base of the windshield. Everytime the front end
>> is taken apart they remove it and never get the screws in tight again. I
>> am using nylon cable ties to shrink the holes that the trim screws go
>> into and it is working well. I have one screw left. It is under the
>> passenger side wiper. I need to either get the wipers to rest in the
>> vertical position or remove the wiper arm entirely to get to that screw.
>> It appears impossible to get the wipers to stop in any position other
>> than the rest position at the bottom of the windshield. Is there any way
>> to get them to stop in the up position? I've tried turning the car off
>> mid-cycle, etc.
>
> Pull the wiper fuse or relay at the right point in time. Or pull the
> wiper arm off. (I'm assuming that simply pivoting the arm up and off the
> windshield won't work - I can't tell from my Concorde - it is enough
> different in that area that it doesn't have that problem of not being able
> to access all the screws - either that, or whenever I've been putting
> those screws back in the wiper arms were already off.)
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address
> with the letter 'x')