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01-17-2012, 07:31 AM
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69 c/10 lwb fleetside
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: saint joseph TN
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stripped wiper arms
is there a solution for the crappy wiper arms the s10s have my brother has had them strip atleast 2 times.i havent seen it when he has the arms off so i dont even know how its made but he said its real soft metal or maybe even plastic and you just draw on to the wiper studs to make splines and its to soft to last. is there a way to put earlier arms on it or any other fixes to make them stronger?
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01-23-2012, 07:44 PM
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69 c/10 lwb fleetside
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: stripped wiper arms
nobody had problems with these
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01-23-2012, 09:36 PM
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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
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Re: stripped wiper arms
Not me. I rarely take off the wipers. I've seen people ruin them by forcibly installing arms. Use a little WD40 and toothbrush to clean the splines. Pull the arm back all the way before pushing down on it.
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02-21-2012, 07:50 AM
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blood type; Retumbo
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: next to my reloading bench
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Re: stripped wiper arms
they have problems when the windshield gets iced and people turn wipers on without loosening the wipers first. just about all GMs do this.
remove arm, clean splines on shaft with small pick tool and reinstall with about 15 ft.lbs. torque. if they have stripped more than once you may need new arms
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02-22-2012, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: strausstown pa
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Re: stripped wiper arms
Once I was sitting in traffic wipers full blast pass. side popped off an the whole arm dissapeared for a second then crashed down in the middle of the hood
 we loao my buddie grabbed the wiper arm off the hood I could see the people behind me laughing too the light turn green an we were off boy I miss that 91
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02-23-2012, 07:00 PM
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~Rest In Peace~
Join Date: May 2005
Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL
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Re: stripped wiper arms
j/b weld it on there LOL j/k
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