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Here is something for the how forum. The wiper transmission all that pushrod and pivot business under the wiper cowl... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2487.jpg I see a lot of the passenger side wiper pivots are corroded and end up with busted threads or get stuck on the body of the car. Here is the part I am talking about... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2488.jpg This part is stationary or the base... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2494.jpg And this part pivots through the center of it... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2495.jpg I think one part of the problem is the pivot gets hard to move because of corrosion in the tight fit of the base center and then ends up making the base move and slowly tearing up the threads. All the ones I have taken apart are super tight on the pivot but where slightly loose at the base where it bolts to the car...this is me cranking on the pivot with a vise grip with way more force than should be needed just to get it to rotate... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2498.jpg So it might be a good idea to lube that thing with some good penetrating oil. I bet a lot of our car have slower than normal wipers. Another fix for those with busted pivots would be to use the passenger side one. Its the same part...see the side by sides... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2493.jpg http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2490.jpg The pivot attachment would need to be swapped though... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/starion%20wiper%20transmission/th_SAM_2491.jpg