Mike7447 Posted September 27 Report Share Posted September 27 So, I pulled the mechanism out to clean and re-lube the pivot points , and I’m confused. The entire pivot point of the wiper stub is riding on what exactly? there was a thin rubber “ washer” under the cowl, and a rubber coated steel washer on top held tight by the large nut. Is this it? I cleaned and re-lubed everything but when putting everything back together the driver side is a little sloppy. If I tighten the nut to try and snug the up, it creates too much friction, if I loosen it up even slightly, I can move the wiper stub in the hex hole. Doesn’t it rain in Japan? What kind of 11th hour, rinky-dink band-aid is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 27 Report Share Posted September 27 The wiper posts are known to crud up over the years. There is a clip on it to take it apart, then you can clean it up and regrease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 27 Report Share Posted September 27 Struggling to find a picture of the posts, but found this. It's good to do to refresh your wiper motor: Open it up, clean it off good, and regrease with dielectric. Be carefull not to bend those two connections: And pay good attention to this clip (usually on the upper middle hold down bolt for the wiper motor. Clean it off really good..it's a ground. If you don't have it, or it is all rusted up,your int wipers won't work...they will stop in the middle of the window at random spots. Plus, the wipers won't return home when you turn them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 27 Report Share Posted September 27 Found this one...from one of my older cqs. This is what happens when you don't keep them cleaned and greased. They seize up and the whole post starts turning in the cowl. But you can see the clip on the top there..just under the taperd spline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7447 Posted September 29 Author Report Share Posted September 29 Thanks Kev. I figured that the mechanism is a grease it and let it eat kinda thing. I addded roller bearings to the underside from an old strut mount kit that I had laying around. On top, I just “lubrilated” the nut contact surface and tightened it finger tight. still doesn’t make any sense to me that this is how they did this. 11th hour, last minute. How are we gonna fix this kinda crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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