Front Wiper and Washer

When I bought the truck, the left side washer nozzle didn’t work very well. It sprayed washer fluid, but when stopped, the fluid landed about 4 inches from the bottom of the glass. When moving, the fluid didn’t make it to the glass. Being that this wasn’t keeping the truck off the road, it was a low-priority repair.

After our final snow storm of the spring, the driver’s side wiper was only clearing the top and bottom third of the blade. I thought the blade had torn, so I bought new ones. Fancy, high-tech, bridgeless wipers.

This made things worse

Replacing the wiper arms couldn’t be easier or faster.

The arms are held onto the shaft by a small locking clip. Bend the arm up (like you do when expecting snow) to take the tension off the shaft. Use a screwdriver, small hook, or your fingernail to pull the clip away from the shaft. Pull the wiper arm straight up the shaft.

Two tricks to re-install –

1. Bend the new shaft at the hinge.
2. Open the clip before you lower it onto the shaft.

• The washer nozzles are an entirely different story.
• The nozzles are mounted to the cowl between the windshield and the hood.

• It was such a pain to get the cowls off, that I decided to save them for another day (Actually, I gave up and started to button things back up.). Then I dropped one of the screws through the cowl and watched it roll under the wiper motor. Now I was committed – I had to get the cowl off to get the screw back.
• Once you get the cowls off, it’s easy to replace the nozzles.

• Pull the hoses off the nozzles.
• Squeeze the locking tabs.
• Push the nozzles up through the cowl.
• Insert new nozzles.
• Slide the hose onto the end of the nozzles.
• ******Before you start to button things up, try the washer to make sure everything is spraying properly. Don’t ask. *********

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