Wardbird
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The middle plastic piece at the base of my rear wiper arm broke so I decided to replace the entire arm, wiper assembly. I had read on this forum a lot of people who had done this and some had broken the shaft. I ordered the assembly and a battery/wiper puller. I figured the $12 puller was worth the investment.
I took the nut off and sprayed everything down with WD40, then Balistrol G96. After sitting a couple of hours I used the puller and it came off in about 10 seconds. I then cleaned the shaft, sprayed it down with a lube/rust preventative and put it all back together in a couple of minutes. Tested it out and the new arm and spring work great. The spring is much better than the one I replaced, which is probably an original from 2006. Maybe the spring being new makes the difference, or perhaps they used a heavier spring for replacement parts in later years.
I took the nut off and sprayed everything down with WD40, then Balistrol G96. After sitting a couple of hours I used the puller and it came off in about 10 seconds. I then cleaned the shaft, sprayed it down with a lube/rust preventative and put it all back together in a couple of minutes. Tested it out and the new arm and spring work great. The spring is much better than the one I replaced, which is probably an original from 2006. Maybe the spring being new makes the difference, or perhaps they used a heavier spring for replacement parts in later years.
