Over-sized wipers?
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Over-sized wipers?
Does any one else run larger than recommended wipers? I run a 20" drivers and 17" pass on my 97. I have been doing it for years but I just started to wonder if it might kill my wiper motor.
Last edited by mdh; 05-09-2006 at 11:30 PM.
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I doubt it will have any effect on motor life. The only thing that will kill the motor is if the linkage begins to seize up (like mine did.....but I caught it in time and replaced the linkage first).
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Originally Posted by mdh
Does any one else run larger than recommended wipers? I run a 20" drivers and 17" pass on my 97. I have been doing it for years but I just started to wonder if it might kill my wiper motor.
#7
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Originally Posted by mdh
Naa, the driver side (at least on my truck) has about 1/4 inch clearance from the windshield trim at "full wipe"
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That is what I was thinking, different blades different "center point" ...
I think my piaa drivers blade might actually be 21" but the bosch icon blade I just bought is 20" and seems to have a little more clearance.
And a quick measure of my blades reveal that from the crest of the wiper arm hook the blades measure 9.5" (to pass side) and 10.5" to the drivers side.
I think my piaa drivers blade might actually be 21" but the bosch icon blade I just bought is 20" and seems to have a little more clearance.
And a quick measure of my blades reveal that from the crest of the wiper arm hook the blades measure 9.5" (to pass side) and 10.5" to the drivers side.
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