Guest Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 my left wiper arm rubs my hood it appears that the shaft that comes out of the cowl is bent a little is that shaft removable or do i have to replace the whole wiper transmission meaning both shafts arms etc ,how involved is that .also looking to buy a good left wiper arm. thanks gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Gene, My wiper arm also rubs my hood in the same place and nothing I have done has corrected this. I have even shimmed the unit which comes up through the mount. I shimmed it downward from the underside to drop it lower and the arm still rubs under the hood. I have also changed my entire transmission assy for the wipers because the pin for the articulating arm for the drivers side broke off and if I am not mistaken you must replace the entire assembly. I think at one point my windshield was replaced and I am thinking that when they installed the new windshield they may have put too much calking on it and it may stick out a little farther than it should and this may be why the wiper arm is rubbing the hood but I don't know for sure. I asked this question about the arm rubbing the hood and nobody could come up with an explination. All the hood and fender alignments look good so the hood doesn't appear to be back too far. Rob ------------------ Go Car or Show Car, it doesn't matter, you are welcome here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2002 Share Posted December 2, 2002 Have you tried a "shorter" wiper blade arm?? I ended up going back and using the original wiper arms with new blades in them because with newer style blade arms i found it made the arm hit my hood. ------------------ 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo My Monte Carlo Page Pete@firstgenmc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 my windshield was replaced about 2 years ago,my wiper blade is not rubbing but the arm is right were the hinged part is my the spring. i looked again and it appeared that the knurled nut looked cocked on the shaft i ordered a nut removal tool from paddock today hoping that reseat that nut will fix my problem thanks gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejw71 Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Gene, See below. Ed [This message has been edited by ejw71 (edited 12-03-2002).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejw71 Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Gene, I have several left wiper arms, half are marred from rubbing on the hood. Some much worse than others. My thinking: Adjust hood, moving it back as far as possible to causing rear portion to be higher and not contact wiper arm. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 I bought a hood from a wrecking yard that looked prety good. Had this wipre rubbing problem. The hood was bent down just a little on the back end. Had to remove it and with it upside down and using blocks of wood underneath (top of hood) I jumped on it in the center and warped it back into the proper curve. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by gene:my windshield was replaced about 2 years ago,my wiper blade is not rubbing but the arm is right were the hinged part is my the spring. i looked again and it appeared that the knurled nut looked cocked on the shaft i ordered a nut removal tool from paddock today hoping that reseat that nut will fix my problem thanks gene This is the exact place mine rubs, right where it attaches to the transmission assy and right where the arm is hinged. Rob ------------------ Go Car or Show Car, it doesn't matter, you are welcome here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Ok well I'm learning guys so im gonna have to describe what I did last weekend just before the Rain hit to repair my wipers. My passenger side (orginal blade) rubbed horrifically a nice and pretty engravment onto my windshield, well the wiper arms looked aligned, the windshield as well, but useing a ruler and some other tools I noticed the nob was completly off, the nob being that the wiper arms run off of. It turns out being new to cars I just replaced the whole darn thing, but look closley to that nob heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever1 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Here's a question... How that heck do ya remove the original style wiper arms... I think that mine have been on the car since 72... I don't want to damage them as they are in good shape... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejw71 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Clever1, Just removed some and this is the method I've always used. Using a medium size regular screwdriver place it under the wiper arm and just resting against the shaft. Pry up firmly and the wiper arm will slip off the shaft. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 The arm, because of the spring, is cocked on the shaft in a bind. I take a large screwdriver and using the side of of the blade under the very end, gently pry the arm upwards. As it is coming off you will see it trying to tilt and continue to bind. This method is easier on the shaft knob. I believe they even make a tool for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 let me first say that the wiper nut removal tool i ordered from paddock that i assumed removed the knurled wiper arm nut does not it removes the headlght and interior wiper sw. nut and like must things i touch now it looks like my wiper motor also has a slow spot in it ,so deeper into the problem i go . gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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