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rear windshield whiper pissing me off....

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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 05:04 PM
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rear windshield whiper pissing me off....

so i have a prob with the rear whiper...when it is on, the blade only makes a 3 inch swipe and even that is half a$$ed.
is there an adjustment to tighten the blade TOWARD the window? yes, i bought a new blade and it was doing it before!

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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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You may need to bend it. Thats what I had to do after going through a carwash.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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yeah, try bending the wiper's arm towards the window...as to allow more pressure to be applied to the blade. It worked for me too.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by fireteacher
so i have a prob with the rear whiper...when it is on, the blade only makes a 3 inch swipe and even that is half a$$ed.
is there an adjustment to tighten the blade TOWARD the window? yes, i bought a new blade and it was doing it before!

Mine sucks too, I have yet to find a good solution yet.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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Ditto on bending it. The car wash did mine in once and it took awhile to get it right. Of course, just keep the window open and you'll be able to see everything just fine!
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 08:35 AM
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yeah mine misses about a 3 inch band across the top and it totally sucks, new blade and all. i guess i'll try bending it toward the window...
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