Wiper arms

[sewlow]

Taxi trick.
Did this years ago. Here on the 'Wet Coast', wipers get used a lot! I change my blades 3-4X a year.
No probs with the arms since I did this. Makes it possible to line up the blades if there is a problem with that.
A dremel with a cone grinder. 5 minutes.

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[someotherguy]

Nice trick, but do you ever drive that truck in freezing weather or do you store it until weather gets nice again? I'd be worried if I ever hit the wipers on a frozen windshield that without that key, it would strip the puny teeth out of either the arm or the shaft.

Richard

 

[sewlow]

It's my daily. 12 months of the year in rain, snow & ice. And we've had some major ice storms this last winter. The truck is parked outside. That's been modded for almost 4 years now. There`s still about 350deg. of contact between the post & the arm.

 

[The Blue Ox]

Thanks junkyard it is for me tomorrow then

You can get both types of wiper arms here! Cheap!!
http://www.am-autoparts.com/1996/Chevy/C1500-Truck/WiperMotors/AM-17580763/440403.html

 

[great white]

Dunno what to tell ya.

My 98 has wiper arms off an 89 right now.

Works fine, no issues.

I prefer the earlier wiper arms since they sit lower on the windshield.

Yes, they're the pin style, but I've yet to find a wiper blade that doesn't offer the option of fitting several different types of arms.

No issues with the most gawd awful weather conditions you can imagine...

 

[Ruger_556]

I put '97 hook style arms on mine... Work great. Straight swap over takes 2 minutes.

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[someotherguy]

It's my daily. 12 months of the year in rain, snow & ice. And we've had some major ice storms this last winter. The truck is parked outside. That's been modded for almost 4 years now. There`s still about 350deg. of contact between the post & the arm.

Good to know. And yeah, my concern is that sure there's still almost complete contact, but on some very shallow teeth, no longer with the benefit of that big fat key keeping it from shearing the teeth off that cast tower. Sure sounds like you've put yours through the paces though without any issue, so that's a neat trick I'll be keeping in the mental file for if I ever need it!

Richard

 

[dagen_1]

seems like the 95+ arms have a stiffer spring.. and you can get longer blades for the hook style. i've swapped both my trucks to the 95+ style.


EDIT: just wondering how this post got into the Engine section?

 

[MSCustoms]

As everyone stated, the newer arms are a direct fit and I also did the big wiper mod when I swapped over to the newer style.

 

[sewlow]

Good to know. And yeah, my concern is that sure there's still almost complete contact, but on some very shallow teeth, no longer with the benefit of that big fat key keeping it from shearing the teeth off that cast tower. Sure sounds like you've put yours through the paces though without any issue, so that's a neat trick I'll be keeping in the mental file for if I ever need it!

Richard

My ole man had a fleet of cabs for 35 years. Employed 4 mechanics.
Down time = no dough! So, the mechanics did what they could to keep the vehicle on the road making $$$. Messing with the wiper transmission was an exercise in frustration. The key removal was their step around that. Any wear & tear on a normal vehicle is X10 on a cab. Rare that the teeth stripped on the arms or the posts after they did this mod.