Windshield removal problems...
Windshield removal problems... So I had an autoglass company come out to replace my cracked windshield and they said they couldnt get one of the wiper blade arms off so they couldnt replace the windshield. Any ideas how I can fix this problem?
What you do is:
1. turn the car on and the wipers on, cut off the ignition while they are up.
2. turn car off, rotate them manually down to the bottom of the wiper stroke (but not farther than that, to the off position)
3. take off the bolt, then pull up on the arm and wiggle it sideways slightly while doing that
That's how I took mine off, and it was easy. This was on an lt1 though, so i'm not sure if the ls1s are different. The position of the arm when you are trying to pull it off is important, it wouldn't come off for me in any other position. If they tried to take if off in the full down position, that's probably why it didn't work.
If that doesn't work there is a special tool you can get to pull them off.
1. turn the car on and the wipers on, cut off the ignition while they are up.
2. turn car off, rotate them manually down to the bottom of the wiper stroke (but not farther than that, to the off position)
3. take off the bolt, then pull up on the arm and wiggle it sideways slightly while doing that
That's how I took mine off, and it was easy. This was on an lt1 though, so i'm not sure if the ls1s are different. The position of the arm when you are trying to pull it off is important, it wouldn't come off for me in any other position. If they tried to take if off in the full down position, that's probably why it didn't work.
If that doesn't work there is a special tool you can get to pull them off.
Originally Posted by shawn's SS
Find a new glass company.
No ****. Taking a wiper arm off is not rocket science. Remove the nut and tap the stud with a hammer while pulling up on the arm. Trending Topics
Well they said that they couldnt get the tool on there in the proper angle for the tool to work. It did seem a little rediculous. Anybody have a glass company in Northern VA that they KNOW will work?
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Verdad Gallardo just use a reputable company that has trained techs uses good products and good name brand glass. You may check witrh some of the nicer local body shops see who they would recomend to you.Also you always get what you pay for so dont always just choose the cheapest ask questions.
Hmm...I dont know. I thought they always had to remove the wiper arms. Maybe they didnt know what they were talking about. I just called another company and they wanted to charge me $350 for a windshield replacement. Thats a bit high I think.
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Nokeman,
I had my Dakota winshield replaced last summer in my driveway. I was very impressed with this guy's skill and speed. He had the job completed in less than an hour (no problem with wiper arms
). Damned if I can remember the name of the company. I'll look around for the reciept.
I had my Dakota winshield replaced last summer in my driveway. I was very impressed with this guy's skill and speed. He had the job completed in less than an hour (no problem with wiper arms
). Damned if I can remember the name of the company. I'll look around for the reciept. 
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From: fairfax
Originally Posted by nokeman
Yeah man try and do that. And let me know how much it was too. I gotta find something quick, as my inspection is running out. Thanks alot!