1999 Explorer rear wiper arm doesn't work right.

[dle2440]

Hi Guys, and Gals...

I'm a freshman to this site and have never posted before, so I am looking forward to mingling, and hopefully contributing at some point, as well as benefitting.

So....my problem is with my 1999 Ford Explorer XLT rear window wiper arm and blade. When I turn it on, it doesn't navigate close to the glass and does not wipe properly. It appears the thing to do is to bend the arm, making it wiper closer on the glass, but in reading a couple other postings, it appears that is not the cure. What causes that? And if I replace it with a new arm assembly, is it apt to cure the problem or could the problem be in another part of the mechanism. If a new part, where is the best place to get it?

Thanks for any input.

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[Herbie 5.0]

i know theres a spring behind there to help hold tension check that...if its bad or worn replace the whole arm..can probably get one from the junkyard pretty cheap

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread into the stock 95-01 section. You could get a replacement wiper arm from one of the vendors on this site (new or used).

 

[scucci]

If you look at the back of the arm, with the arm bent back on its hinge, you'll see a hose between two stop arms. The ends of those have small 1/8" projections. Those are the stops that set tension on the glass. There is a line cast in each arm, you grind the projections down to the line(about 1/8") to get full glass tension, or:

Oasis Special Service Message Number: 15406
Message Title: Back glass Wiper Skips Glass

Applicable Vehicles :
1998 - 2001 Truck : 00070 Mountaineer 00110 Explorer
2002 Truck : 00110 Explorer

Oasis Message :
Some 1998-2002 Explorer Sport And 1998-2001 Explorer/mountaineers May Exhibit
A Rear Wiper That Does Not Sufficiently Clean The Back glass. To Service,
First Inspect For The Letters 'ab' Stamped On The Wiper Arm Just Below The
Wiper Blade Pivot Pin. If The Letters Are Not Stamped On The Arm, Install New
Service Arm Part # Xl2z-17526-aa. Note: Ensure That The New Service Arm
Assembly Has The Letters 'ab' Stamped On It. Original Wipers With 'ab'
Stamped Near The Pivot Pin Were Revised To Apply More Pressure To The
Back glass.


Applicable Symptom Codes :
202000 Electrical Wiper/washer System

 

[Gtbjr]

How to properly grind arm down

How do you disassemble the arm to properly grind it down? I've been grinding my arm down as I have the same issue as everyone else does with not full wiper coverage and I am not able to get to part of the fingers to grind the whole finger down. How do you properly do that? Do you need to use a dremel or can you just use sandpaper?

 

[scucci]

Dremel with a cut off wheel.

 

[Metalhead Jon]

I know this is an old thread, but I had some input for anyone looking for help. I had a different problem with my '99 Sport. The pivot point at the base of the wiper arm had rusted and siezed. I worked it back and forth (working the pivot point) while repeatedly applying penetrating oil until it was pivoting properly, and it hasn't given me the same problem since.