Wiper blade/arm adjustments?

[jhu8]

Okay so I've never had this bad of an issue with any of my previous vehicles but no matter what I do, no matter how clean I keep the blades on my Explorer, they continue to skip and make tons of noises when in use. It is just driving me crazy at this point as I don't know what else to do besides trying new blades. But before I do that, is there any other adjustments that I could try making to the blade themselves or I have heard mentions about the angle of the arm or something along those lines. Again, I have never really had this much of an issue with previous vehicles so I've never had to dive into this issue. As far as I know these are the factory blades. I bought the car used with 11000 miles on it so I'm assuming they're still the original. Anyone have any issues with the original blades or just general suggestions to try?

 

[Jon M]

Okay so I've never had this bad of an issue with any of my previous vehicles but no matter what I do, no matter how clean I keep the blades on my Explorer, they continue to skip and make tons of noises when in use. It is just driving me crazy at this point as I don't know what else to do besides trying new blades. But before I do that, is there any other adjustments that I could try making to the blade themselves or I have heard mentions about the angle of the arm or something along those lines. Again, I have never really had this much of an issue with previous vehicles so I've never had to dive into this issue. As far as I know these are the factory blades. I bought the car used with 11000 miles on it so I'm assuming they're still the original. Anyone have any issues with the original blades or just general suggestions to try?

I went through several, including two brand new sets of different types of Trico blades on mine before I finally gave in and went back to Bosch wipers. Smooth as silk. The weird thing was, the first set of Tricos were fine on my '13; they were practically new, so when I bought the '15, I swapped them over before I left. Chattered like crazy. Cleaned the blades, cleaned the windshield. Still chattering. Bought another set of Tricos. Still chattering. Put a the Bosch blades on, and no problems for months.

 

[jhu8]

I went through several, including two brand new sets of different types of Trico blades on mine before I finally gave in and went back to Bosch wipers. Smooth as silk. The weird thing was, the first set of Tricos were fine on my '13; they were practically new, so when I bought the '15, I swapped them over before I left. Chattered like crazy. Cleaned the blades, cleaned the windshield. Still chattering. Bought another set of Tricos. Still chattering. Put a the Bosch blades on, and no problems for months.

Thanks for the info. What brand is the OEM blades? Either way maybe I'll just give and pick up a new set. Perhaps the Bosch based on your experience.

 

[jhu8]

I read the manual but can't definitively tell. Is it the pinch tab style or the J hook? Store has both for the 26" one.

 

[bigtexan99]

Try sanding the edge of the wiper blade that touches the window with some wet sandpaper.

 

[Jon M]

I read the manual but can't definitively tell. Is it the pinch tab style or the J hook? Store has both for the 26" one.

If you buy the one listed for the Explorer, it will have the correct piece. It's not one of the standard ones.

 

[Mlarv5]

Adjust the arm. Mine did the same thing and was driving me nuts. I adjusted the wiper arm on the drivers side and it worked like a charm after that with any blades.



Give it a shot

 

[jhu8]

Adjust the arm. Mine did the same thing and was driving me nuts. I adjusted the wiper arm on the drivers side and it worked like a charm after that with any blades.



Give it a shot

What did he clamp onto the arm? Or what did you use? Looks like nothing fancy and was just a matter of twisting the arm so it's more perpendicular to the windshield. Is that correct?

 

[Mlarv5]

That is all there is to it. I used my hands to twist it a bit. It took just a little twist to do it , mine chattered on the way up so I twisted it down a bit. Cleaned the blade and away I went. You could use a pair of pliers with soft jaws in them (plastic pieces) to not scratch the wiper arm.

 

[jhu8]

That is all there is to it. I used my hands to twist it a bit. It took just a little twist to do it , mine chattered on the way up so I twisted it down a bit. Cleaned the blade and away I went. You could use a pair of pliers with soft jaws in them (plastic pieces) to not scratch the wiper arm.

Okay great, will give that a go! It's really just the passenger side, on the upward movement where it really chatters. Thanks for the tip.