i dont have a book and need to know how to remove the wiper blade arms so i can get the block plastic around the cowl off

 

Remove the nut, then pull up on the wiper arm. The wiper shaft is tapered and splined, so it may be difficult to pull off. But heed this: RESIST THE URGE TO PRY UP ON IT WITH A SCREW DRIVER! YOU WILL BREAK THE GLASS! Just keep wiggling the wiper and it will eventually come off. If it STILL doesn't come off, you can use a small puller if need be.

 

does the plastic cover over the nut come up easy with a screw driver?

 

Yeah, that pops off easily.

 

my arms are not wanting to just wiggle off

 

Tap the sides with a hammer, be mindful of your windshield. A wiper arm puller is a great thing though. Most autoparts stores will have them.

 

It took about 4 minutes of wiggling mine with some PB Blaster. They eventually came off.

 

i had to use a modified steering wheel puller.

pb blaster and a slide hammer wouldnt even work.

they are supposed to just come right off though

 

Mine were siezed on, I used a small puller and when it broke loose it went back and broke the windshield..Be be very careful. Id just try to wiggle.pull them off

 

i tried for about 10 min with lubricant and had a puller but it wasnt the right one but still pulled a lil and it didnt do anything but yes i will be very careful

 

Here is a write up I did awhile ago. Taken from my build thread...

Despite having a touch of the flu, I was stuck in the house all day and this was on the back of my mind. I wanted to finish pulling the wiper motor and arms out.

First thing I did was I pulled the wiper arms off. They are held on by two 13 mm nuts. To access these you need to flip the plastic covers up, just pinch the ends and they pop up.

Next, after you get the arms off, you want to pull the weatherstrip up. It is held on by a bunch of little push pins. Take you time and you can slide the pins out of the weatherstrip so you can reuse it (not sure if I am going to reuse it though...is there an actual reason for reinstalling it?)

Then there will be a couple push pins holding the actual wiper cowl trim on. Just take a flathead screwdriver and pop up the middle piece and then you can pull the outer ring out. There are maybe 6 of these. Just make sure you get them all. Then just carefully slide the trim off. There will be the windshield washer squirter line you will have to pull off once you have the pieces loose.

After that, you will see the wiper motor assembly. There are 3 10 mm bolts on the passenger arm motor and then 2 more on the drivers side, along with a 10 mm nut that is hidden underneath the cowl, you will have to feel for this, cant really see it.





Careful of the cowl lip though, it is really sharp, I cut a chunk of my skin off on my fingers as you can see here.



Next step, you will need to pop the arms off (they literally just pop off) Gently pull on the arms and they will break free, I just had to pop the drivers side off and the rest slid out of the passenger side hole.



Here is what was removed, seems like around 10-12 pounds from what I have read.



Then reinstall your cowl cover and enjoy the 10 pounds you saved and make sure you Rain-X your windshield just in case





And yes...I did bust the windshield... Tried prying the arms off with a prybar. Shoulda rented a puller instead. The other side popped right off though.

 

Use a small soldering torch to heat the arm up around the stud. Works like a charm.

 

They sell Removal tools from about $10.00 to around $40.00. Still cheaper than a windshield and makes the job a lot easier.

 

I do it diffrent, and it has worked for me.
What I do, remove the nut (10mm or 13mm i think), then i grab the wiper arm and make it point straightg up, just like changing the blades. at that point is when i wiggle the arm and it seems to work loose pretty easy. i have replaced a few wiper motors and do it that way every time. i found it pretty hard to remove the arms when the arms are in the down postion with the blades against the glass. give it a shot and let me know if it works.

 

I have yet to see the glass guys use a "removal tool" to get the arms off when changing a windshield. Small torch 100% of the time.

 

For you guys that run without wipers........

Any good car wax works 100x better than Rain-x. Rain-x only works good if you are going over 30mph. I've used both and the car wax is superior.

 

Unless the windshield is pitted from years of abuse then you can't buff the wax off very well

 

i used a top post battery terminal puller and some pb blaster to get mine off... worked like a charm also