No Pressure from Wipers

[guelph_ford]

Hey, I have very litle pressure on the widow from my passenger wiperarm.
I think the spring is worn out, but i'm too cheap to front the $40 to buy one from the dealer. I've tryed the add on spring around the outside, but that doesn't seem to work. Anyone have any awesome home designs to get more pressure?

Thanks!

 

[Charlie]

What helps a fair amount, is lift up the wiper. Bend the thin part of the shaft in slightly. It will help keep more pressure on the wiper

I had to do this with my rear wiper, worked well.

 

[budwich]

I suspect it ain't a spring problem. Its more likely a "binding" problem at the "joint". Try cleaning and spraying with wd40 til the joint moves freely.

 

[Charlie]

You know, I should try that WD-40 idea too. They work pretty good now, but a little better never hurts

 

[budwich]

I know for sure that it works on the rear wiper... caaauuuuse that's how I got mine to do a nice clean sweep of the tail gate window. The joint was almost totally "frozen". Cleaned it up, and you would think it was a brand new wiper. Good Luck.