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Old Jan 20, 2007
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Question how to adjusting wiper blade?

i recently installed new wipers. i think the brand was reflex or something. being a noob, i couldnt get the passenger side on and ended up yanking for a good 15min before i gave up and got my friend to do it. after the installation, i noticed that the wiper was angled up a little in the off position. i can now see the tip of the blade sticking above the black part of the windshield on the bottom which usually hides the wiper from view. does anyone know how i can adjust it so it sits where it should?

hope i didnt confuse anyone because i almost lost myself.
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Old Jan 20, 2007
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-loosen the nut that holds the wiper arm on
-pull the wiper arm back (or off of the window)
-gently wiggle the wiper arm until it loosens
-drop the arm down a bit to realign it
-retighten the nut
-lay the wiper down and check for proper alignment
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where's that nut hiding?
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Under the round plastic cap.
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Old Jan 23, 2007
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so i removed the cap and nut and wiggled the wiper arm. i wiggled and wiggled and basically wiggling the whole wiper assembly as i can see the other wiper arm nudging up and down. still, the wiper arm was tight as hell on the screw. anything else i'm missing?
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You are an idiot my friend.

1 Remove plastic cap
2 Loosen nut
3 You will have to lift a little bit to pull the wiper off of the spline that is is on.
4 Adjust the angle of the blade.
5 Push the blade back on to the spline
6 Replace the nut and Plastic Cap.
7 Go in the house
8 Place Cranial area in the Latrine
9 Flush said Latrine
10 let your friends point and laugh at you.
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Originally Posted by yingjai
so i removed the cap and nut and wiggled the wiper arm. i wiggled and wiggled and basically wiggling the whole wiper assembly as i can see the other wiper arm nudging up and down. still, the wiper arm was tight as hell on the screw. anything else i'm missing?
I was like you before, I too couldnt take the wiper arm off, but just get a screw driver wrap the head of it and pry it up. That should work.
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Old Jan 25, 2007
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Originally Posted by Alpha 5
You are an idiot my friend.
i ain't ur friend. and i'm guessing you think you're a know it all?


Originally Posted by DDragon7
I was like you before, I too couldnt take the wiper arm off, but just get a screw driver wrap the head of it and pry it up. That should work.
tnx i'll try that tmr. just wanted to make sure i wasnt gonna break anything
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I was also afraid I was gonna break something, but it's all good.
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