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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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Is there a Trick to taking these jokers off??? the only threads i find on here, say to remove the bolt and "pull off". Well I'm about to pull the entire wiper motor up thru the undercowl, yanking on these damn things!!
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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Use some wd-40 or something like that. They are hard to get off but they will come off
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Spray them down as stated above and use a battery terminal puller. Works nicely.

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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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They make a tool just for this...still kinda cheap but it fits better on the undeneath of the boss....advance and other stores has em for like $13....It didnt work good on i think the driver side of my friends 98 c5 because of the plastic cowling or something but with that and some help of lube, a hammer and a prybar we got it off....
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:09 AM
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watch the windshield when trying to pry up on that thing.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jam01
watch the windshield when trying to pry up on that thing.
EXACTLY!! Gonna check that tool out today. Thanks guys.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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Took me 2 hours and an entire can of penetrating oil. Just keep pulling and don't pry. I broke a windshield that way...
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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lol....

So easy, remove the bolt, bend the wiper arm in an L shape. Put your right hand on the bottom in front of the bolt and your left hand on the part sticking up. Push up and down and wiggle it and it will pop loose quickly, no lube, no prying, no special tool, just some wiggling with leverage.

One of the easiest things ever.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MurderedOut
lol....

So easy, remove the bolt, bend the wiper arm in an L shape. Put your right hand on the bottom in front of the bolt and your left hand on the part sticking up. Push up and down and wiggle it and it will pop loose quickly, no lube, no prying, no special tool, just some wiggling with leverage.

One of the easiest things ever.

Apparently not so easy after 9 years. But thanks for the snod post. Was just checkin before possibly breakin anything.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
Apparently not so easy after 9 years. But thanks for the snod post. Was just checkin before possibly breakin anything.
I was being somewhat sarcastic/blunt because of the other posts in this thread, wasn't directed at you. Just caught me off-guard that nobody knew something so simple

I will post a video if you'd like. Will only take me a minute or so to make one.

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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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video comment was Good. I can appreciate a good smart ***! Although if u could demonstrate by removing my wipers, that would be better.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
video comment was Good. I can appreciate a good smart ***! Although if u could demonstrate by removing my wipers, that would be better.


If your ever in slidell id be happy to!
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