Wiper blade does not contact windshield fix?
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Wiper blade does not contact windshield fix?
Just thought I would pass along something that might help some folks. I did the D1 wiper arm on D2 swap this evening and after I was done I brought the old wiper arms in and checked them. I found that the pivot point near the where the arm attaches to the lug(?) was very stiff. I put some lube on the pivot points and worked it a little, in a relatively short time I felt it loosening up and the spring tension increasing. I have read on other posts about springs wearing out and I have doubts about that, the springs are pretty stout and they don't get stretched much.
I broke the blade locking mechanism on the D2 arm trying to break ice off of it and I now have the D1 arms on so I'm not going to test my theory, but I strongly suspect that lubing and working the pivot points to free them up would fix a lot of these problems. I used Tri-Flow for the lube because it doesn't congeal in cold weather.
All that being said I think I am glad I did the swap, no plastic parts on the D1 arms to break in the cold and wiper blades will be readily available.
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If the pivot points are binding some sort of light oil would work best to free them up. Maybe after they are freed up something like a light grease would keep them free and last longer.
I'm not much a fan of WD-40 for a lubricant but it would probably do alright for freeing up sticky pivot points, 3 in one oil might work as well, a penetrating oil might be even better.
I just did a quick search and found that white lithium grease is good down to about 0 deg F, so I would think it would be good to keep the pivot points free if the temps don't go below that.
I'm not much a fan of WD-40 for a lubricant but it would probably do alright for freeing up sticky pivot points, 3 in one oil might work as well, a penetrating oil might be even better.
I just did a quick search and found that white lithium grease is good down to about 0 deg F, so I would think it would be good to keep the pivot points free if the temps don't go below that.
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