Wiper arm

[Tookers]

Got a squeaky wiper arm on the passenger side, have removed the bolt holding the arm but it doesnt want to budge, even after soaked with wd40.
Is there a trick to getting the arm off or can i just pry it off?

 

[Mar172]

There's a tool on eBay to remove them

 

[Ads29]

I'd recommend one of these personally, I've used a few and these seem to have better purchase on the arm.

 

[Tookers]

Cheers @Mar172 @Ads29 will give that a go

 

[Ads29]

If they've not been off in a while you may have to be a little persuasive as the arms have a tendency to corrode onto the wiper linkage

 

[leedsboy]

Yep, get a puller or a ball joint splitter. I struggled for hours with mine before getting the right tool, once I'd got that they were both off within 2 mins.

 

[Darren S]

Got a squeaky wiper arm on the passenger side, have removed the bolt holding the arm but it doesnt want to budge, even after soaked with wd40.
Is there a trick to getting the arm off or can i just pry it off?

The passenger side arm is an fecker to get off - the two central mountings are always easy in comparison.

I've found in the past that having the arm raised first, alters the tension on the bolt and can sometimes make it easier to remove.

 

[Tookers]

The passenger side arm is an fecker to get off - the two central mountings are always easy in comparison.

I've found in the past that having the arm raised first, alters the tension on the bolt and can sometimes make it easier to remove.

Cheers for tip mate, still no budging it, even tried with wiper arms facing top of the windscreen. Will get a puller and should hopefully pop off.

 

[STEVE.M]

Have removed the bolt holding the arm but it doesnt want to budge

Think I have 13mm (spanner size) nuts retaining my wiper arms.

 

[Darren S]

Cheers for tip mate, still no budging it, even tried with wiper arms facing top of the windscreen. Will get a puller and should hopefully pop off.

You'll definitely need a puller - I've never managed the passenger side without one. Even then, it usually comes off with a 'CLANG!' - lol.

 

[oreA]

I cracked my windscreen trying to lever the wiper off, all the more annoying since I had a a puller in the shed, I just couldn't be bothered to get it :rage:.

Get a puller !

 

[STEVE.M]

Got a squeaky wiper arm on the passenger side, have removed the bolt holding the arm but it doesnt want to budge, even after soaked with wd40.
Is there a trick to getting the arm off or can i just pry it off?

There are details of the puller I have in this thread.
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/guide-washer-pump-bottle-removal.543810/#post-11140725

 

[Mariusz]

This is the tool I used to remove my wipers http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/hand-tools/laser-ball-joint-separator-cup

Tried the other tools mentioned in this thread but the passenger side wiper refused to budge.

 

[leedsboy]

This is the tool I used to remove my wipers http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/hand-tools/laser-ball-joint-separator-cup

Tried the other tools mentioned in this thread but the passenger side wiper refused to budge.

I used this as well.

Just put a cloth or something between the puller and the plastic as I managed to scratch my plastic when using it.