Changing rear wiper

[ZedJohn]

Hello,

 

I've bought a new wiper blade and tried to remove the old one and it won't budge. I know there's not much travel lifting it away from the rear windscreen, but is it just a case of brute force to unclip the blade from the arm?

 

Thanks

[Renegade]

There is a little clip you push in like the fronts. Then slide it down firmly.

[rtbiscuit]

at the pivot point of the rear wiper arm the the cover that sits over it should slide back about 3-5 mm, which then allows the rear arm up for changinging cleaning etc.

 

i know this as huskies does it, but mine doesn't as it seems to have seized on.

 

have a try but if its not budging then leave it and go for plan B

[Zednick666]

... I had the same trouble a couple of weeks back, but daren't post on here through fear of being laughed at!

 

I just swore at it quite a lot, and eventually worked out the clip underneath, and a bit of brute force

[nixy]

Everyone told me it would be easy but it was an awkward b1tch to get off! I can't remember how i even did it now!

[Stew]

To be honest if I was having trouble with it I'd just remove the arm ad do it off the car.

[ZedJohn]

Thanks all!

 

I'm a muppet with car parts, caused no end of trouble with a Focus I used to own. Decided to paint the calipers bright yellow and it all went wrong from there....!

[Rentech]

I had no luck with this. The lower cover slid back ok but the upper arm would still not lift above a few centimetres . I managed to flex the wiper arm just enough to get the new wiper in.

[ZedJohn]

I had no luck with this. The lower cover slid back ok but the upper arm would still not lift above a few centimetres . I managed to flex the wiper arm just enough to get the new wiper in.

 

Was a bugger to fit, hopefully won't have to do it again!