Removing front wipers

[Skeeter]

I need to get to my washer bottle as it's either broke or a pipes come off, but I can't get the front wipers off to get access. I've undone the bolt and tugged and twisted and swore but they just won't move. Are they usually a pain to remove, or am I doing something wrong? The windscreen was replaced a couple of years back so its not like they are stuck on with 12 years of rust.

 

[Midnight]

You need to push towards the screen, ideally with the palm of your hand. Failing that a bit of a bang with your palm and penetrating spray should do it.

 

[MJRacing]

Are you tugging hard enough? Plenty of penetrating fluid and it will come with a good tug

 

[Fudge]

what helped me get mine off was a large ring spanner with abit cut out. Then it could fit underneath them and I could pull them of from underneath

 

[Bobby.]

Their is tools specifically designed for removing the wiper arms as without them their a right pain. The tool is basically just a puller that pushes on the bolt and pulls the arm.

 

[Skeeter]

You need to push towards the screen, ideally with the palm of your hand. Failing that a bit of a bang with your palm and penetrating spray should do it.

Push down on them? Don't they come off by coming away from the screen?

 

[Midnight]

Push down on them? Don't they come off by coming away from the screen?

Thats correct, but push down with your palm and they should release, then simply remove.

 

[Dan]

You have to balance pushing and pulling at the same time so that it comes off straight.

You think this is a pain wait till you put then back on and they tap the screen when you turn them on because they haven't seated right lol

 

[AlexW]

Their is tools specifically designed for removing the wiper arms as without them their a right pain. The tool is basically just a puller that pushes on the bolt and pulls the arm.

Years of doing it without the tool, until recently when I bought the tool, So bloody easy!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Pull on the wiper and tap/smash the s**t out of the threaded bolt at the same time. Wind the nut on a few threads so you don't damage the threads with the tapping stick.

 

[GrahamS]

Buy the tool. It's less than a tenner. I've used mine at least a dozen times since buying it a couple of years ago.

when putting the wiper motor back in be careful to locate the rear properly on the bulkhead. Pokey but goes into the mechanism (you'll see what I mean). Takes no more than 15 minutes all in.

 

[Bobby.]

Yeah because if you don't locate it right the wiper arm catches on the windscreen making a really annoying screeching noise, lol.

 

[Tony Hunter]

By the tool. I almost smashed my windscreen in when getting mine off, such a fkn pain. I used a bearing puller I had at work, but the right tool makes it much easier.

 

[GrahamS]

That's the tool Tony.

Found that the little point on it broke off but it still functions fine. Has to be wound quite fight and then helped a little.

 

[ilovewilly]

I just lift the wiper arms up and wiggle back and forth. Never failed me.

 

[Addicted]

Buy a set of 3/4 arm pullers, or use the tool above!

 

[GCC]

Or any ball joint puller like that one does it. Time and effort saved through using this is unbelievable!!

 

[RSR182]

Anybody tried bending the wiper away from the screen (like when you do to swap the blades) and then removing it from the spindle? It blew my mind despite being how common sense should have dictated that to be the first step.

 

[Skeeter]

Yep. Flipped it up, jiggled it, got it off.

Totally failed to find where my washer bottle is leaking from though

 

[Bobby.]

Can't be that difficult to find the leak surly, remove the bottle completely, check for cracks, fill bottle with the pump in place and see if the seal is ok their, if that's ok, check all the pipes for any splits. Can't be anything much more than that.

 

[GCC]

What makes you say it's leaking??

 

[alexr19]

I got one of the tools suggested and my wipers so seized on its broken the tool. Any one got any bright ideas?

 

[1812lsd]

I got one of the tools suggested and my wipers so seized on its broken the tool. Any one got any bright ideas?

I used a screw type ball joint separator. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_173425_langId_-1_categoryId_255216

 

[Mikeyjp]

I used a screw type ball joint separator. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_173425_langId_-1_categoryId_255216

they are about £5 on ebay

have you looked for some utube vids? there many methods of removing them

 

[alexr19]

I'll chew it off if that's what'll do it lol!

 

[Skeeter]

What makes you say it's leaking??

The contents being on the floor and not in the bottle, lol.

Seems to be less of an issue recently. Ill keep and eye on it.

 

[1812lsd]

they are about £5 on ebay

I bought it before eBay was thought up .

 

[Loz H]

I'll chew it off if that's what'll do it lol!

Hacksaw it off then locktite it back on. be 'reet