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I have a 2003 Civic Si hatchback. I went to turn on the rear wiper and it worked then fell the the bottom. Still turns, just won't stay standing up. Any ideas?

 
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Take it apart and see why?

Is the arm loose on the shaft (loose nut), or is the shaft turning all the way around too, as in a bad drive unit (motor assembly)?

 
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Wiper works fine, figured out it is missing a piece that holds it upright. I can't seem to find that part number, does anyone know how to get it?

 
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Looks like the blade just rests on the glass, I don't see any holder or stopper for the blade....... Not that I could quickly find in the parts catalog or in a couple pics on the net.




Got pics of yours? Holes where one would mount or any evidence like that?

 
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Ok so the wiper is held onto the post via a nut. There's threading inside the wiper part and around the post to keep it locked in place. On mine, that threading was worn causing it to slip around so I have to buy a new wiper blade.

Thanks everyone for the help, I'm new to the Honda scene and look forward to the info gathered here!

 
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The shaft that sticks through the glass: Where the wiper arm fits on, it is tapered and it has splines (the lines), and the nut for the wiper arm must be tightened enough for those splines to dig into the metal of the arm.

A new wiper arm does not have the splines (lines), it will be smooth where it fits on the shaft.
Same thing after the nut gets loose, all those lines that were dug into the arm get scraped out.

IOW, this can usually be rectified by simply tightening that nut, tight enough for those lines to dig into the arm again.
My book says 7.2 ft-lb for that nut.

HTH