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The wipers park on the windshield, not down there, so someone probably removed the cowl and the wiper arms, and then when they put the wiper arms back onto the spindles / shafts they go on, put them on incorrectly adjusted -- and by that I mean, they were rotated counterclockwise a bit too far. It's easy to do.
It does look a bit too long anyway -- weird -- but I bet it is an orientation issue, not a blade length issue if in fact you have the genuine LR wiper blades.
I would 100% have a dealer fix this if you are not mechanical: If you don't know what you are doing, it is a bit of a pain to remove the wiper arms from the spindles (it is easy, but you can have trouble, they are frozen on the spindle, need to use a puller, can break the windshield hammering on the shaft, etc).
I have attempted to remove the arms previously to clean out the washer jets and found they would not budge. I’ve pulled them off other vehicles in the past with no issues but these are extremely stubborn. Is there a specific wiper arm puller you refer to? On the other hand, the washers are not very effective as the seem to spray everywhere but where you need them to hit.
In the folded out position, they take some stern talking to and some aggressive handling and then they will come off. Rock the arms in the different axis and it will come off. A puller would be more approprate like this
@GavinC - Are those the ones you use? I'm a bit slow this morning and wasn't sure if you were being sarcastic or posting what you actually use. I'm about ready to change mine and was about to search thru the posts for what others use. Thanks.
Find the proper length of Bosch EuroTwin blades. Much cheaper and easer to find than OEM Landover ones. They fit and work great with no need for adapters. 23 or 22 inch for the front work great. 575mm/22.5 inch is what the length is.
Last edited by SilverSFR; Dec 19, 2024 at 09:31 AM.
@GavinC - Are those the ones you use? I'm a bit slow this morning and wasn't sure if you were being sarcastic or posting what you actually use. I'm about ready to change mine and was about to search thru the posts for what others use. Thanks.
Yes. I just ordered another set after typing my reply.
were $8 so I'll be getting that yacht any day now with savings like these. I may even swap the rear too. Not that it gets much use with my molle plate there and clearsight mirror.
