When I was at the beach a couple months ago in my roadster we ran into some weather in the form of PNW rain. No worry, I put wipers on my car when I built it. I’ll just turn them on. Right?!! I hit the knob and the wiper blades got stuck under the convertible top. Now the windshield is covered in rain and the wipers are stuck in my face. So I pulled over, un jambed them and made it back to camp. One of my winter projects is to make them dependable. I cut down the arms to fit under the top but they still didn’t park correctly and had too much sweep. These are from Specialty Power Windows. Needing the arms off I used my wiper arm puller. To be extra careful I applied several coats of tape to the arm and cut off a rubber vacuum plug and covered the end. It came off after a few tries and this was the result. Looks great huh? Thin Stainless! The moon doesn’t have that many craters. New stainless ones are a hundred bucks so I’m not out anything to try to save it. I pounded the dents out from the inside, heated the outside and smacked them back down with a spoon till it was pretty flat. Sanded to 5000 and hit the buffer, then the dremel. Result? That’s a hundred bucks saved. I still have to figure out the sweep, it uses a cam wheel to set the sweep and park position. Unfortunately for me, it’s mounted way up under the dash. I am hoping I can get to out without removing the dash. I have tried calling this company 3 times for tech support, never a call back. Keep this in mind when choosing where to buy your wipers. I’ll continue posting when I figure out how to set them up correctly.
Billy you are a polishing fool! I also wanted to say I have not heard the use of "arse" since I lived in Canada, and that was a long time ago. My dad on occasion use to say "Oh bite my*****!"
Speaking of the "better side"...one drunken night at the Wheels of Time show...but I can't take all the blame...my wife did apply the mooneyes.
I had a heck of a time getting my wiper arms off with out destroying them. Knew there had to be a special tool. Watched a video about using this tool. I'll be adding one to my tool box.
Impressed you got those dings knocked out. That thin stuff is so delicate. On a related note I’m leaning more and more towards rebuilding the old vacuumed unit my model A came with!
the tool basically hooks the end of the wiper arm that slides over the knurled wiper transmission and when gripped, holding both the arm and the tool, it locks the pivot in the arm so that it can be pulled up evenly.
@Bandit Billy Call me stupid but in 35 years I never used a wiper arm puller, sometimes they can be a****** to get out, but when I see your puller it makes me think that they are for the arms that are bolted to the shaft, not for the ones that have the spring to lock them. I don't understand how you could get the wiper off while pushing on it at the same time?
And therein lies the rub, I don't think you can! I made a little pry tool to release the catch, but it didn't work (obviously). The passenger side I used a small flat blade screwdriver that I bent years ago using it as pry tool (one of my favorite tools ever since), it released the catch while I wiggled the arm off. That arm tool I used is*****. I thought of welding an arm to it to release the clamp, but these arms are so thin at the base, it can't grab just the arm, it tries to grab the knurl as well, thus the damage to the arm.
Very thin!!! I was so pissed when I pulled off the tape and saw that mess. Reminded me of being a teenager and looking in the mirror. Surprisingly, I had to hit those dents pretty hard from the inside to get them to move. I tried using a dent removal pick with a Teflon end but ended up using the pointy end of my favorite body hammer to ping them out. I was swinging for the fences on some of those blows.
If you need set-up and install information, I think I can come up with the printed version that comes with them when new. I still think you're going to find something damaged in the drive system. It does have Plastic parts in it.
Dude, you changed your avatar, I thought you were some imposter. Yes, I'll take anything you got buddy. I still don't know if I can get to the motor yet, I'll know tomorrow. The good part is the car is on the lift so I can pick it up in the air to make it easier to get under the dash (if that makes sense). The arms feel pretty snug, hopefully there is no plastic pieces needing replacement. That would require dash removal.
By the way : https://texautomotive.com/product-category/wipers/wiper-arms/ They have hundreds of stainless steel wiper arms and not that expensive.
No, It sure would make it easier if it did. They make a billet (HAMB swearword) arm that has a cap that flips up and a collar with a set screw in it. Much nicer but very billety.
https://content.speedwaymotors.com/DigitalAssets/assets/testing/91123302_INS_2021_1.pdf Printed instructions.
Scary... with that thread****le, I was hesitant to open it. Curious, do we send our stainless needing repair to your office, or your home address? Nicely done!
Then you might be dealing with snapping off a set screw..i broke stem off wiper shaft removing nut off wiper on OT vehicle recently..I apply Neversieze to wiper arm stems now..
Just doing my part to keep this place alive. This is pinned on the Top of the opening page by the Boss. Avatars, Profile Pages, and FORCED Censorship...Event Coverage LockedSticky Ryan, Oct 30, 2025 Seems the total world is running off the rails, and this is the only place I can come and just breath. Seems anything remotely suggestive to****ual content has been asked to be removed. As you know that was my Granddaughter stumbling out of the back seat after a little Triska. Nothing showing but suggestive and was cutting into Ryan's operating funds heavily. I can't be part of that.
I believe most of the aftermarket wiper systems use a marine wiper motor. Maybe yours is like this? The one I adopted is from a company called Ongara. The nice feature with these are all the adjustments you can make to tailor it to your specific application. Park left or right, 60,90,120 degree sweep….
This should work for most of you guys to remove wiper arms, and you probably already have it........ On my stock '57 wiper arms, I use a 1/2" hose pliers, closed UNDER the arm. I may have ground down the "ring" to be a little thinner. The ring also releases the little spring lever when you pull up. I have a pic somewhere, I'll try and find it. You won't have any damage to the wiper arm or paint. You're welcome. There is a pic on post #50 here: update on Rich's build - Page 4
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