What should I use to clean my windshield wiper blades?

What should I use to clean my windshield wiper blades?

Try using new wiper fluid and cleaning the windshield and wiper blades before you replace the blades. To clean your wiper blades, simply wipe them with a clean rag dipped in hot, soapy water. After you clean off the soap, wipe the edge of the blade with rubbing alcohol. That can help with reducing streaks on your windshield.

How to troubleshoot a rear windshield wiper that still runs?

You can use process of elimination to isolate it as the problem. Make a fused power supply wire and ground wire. Apply direct voltage and make the motor run. If it runs and is not growling and noisy, it’s okay. Remove the wiper switch and inspect it. Test it for proper voltage supply.

What to do if your windshield wiper is smearing water?

It’s a good addendum to this week’s post on maintaining your car. If your wipers smear water in both directions, you may have one of the following problems: Try using new wiper fluid and cleaning the windshield and wiper blades before you replace the blades. To clean your wiper blades, simply wipe them with a clean rag dipped in hot, soapy water.

How do you remove the wiper arms from a car?

Remove the windshield wiper arms. Pry up the caps that cover the bolts which hold the wipers in place using a flathead screwdriver. Use a wrench to loosen the bolts, remove them and set them aside somewhere safe, then slide the wiper arms off the bolts that they sit on below the windshield.

What to do if your windshield wiper is not working?

If this scenario is right, there are two ways you can possibly “fix” this: Take the end of your wiper arm and bend it slightly towards the windshield. This will cause the tension spring at the base of the wiper arm to be stretched just a little more and thus cause more down pressure on the wiper. Replace the wiper arm.

How do you change the wiper blades on a car?

Raise the windshield wipers. This is the first step to changing your windshield wiper blades. When lifted, the wiper arm should rest unassisted above the windshield without touching the glass. Remove the wiper blade from the wiper arm.

How does a windshield wiper work on a car?

A wiper switch and related wiring control the on-off operation and wiper speed. Finally, a leverage arm is connected from the motor to a transmission assembly, that in turn connects to a wiper arm. The arm then holds a rubber squeegee — a wiper blade — that sweeps across the windshield.

How do you remove the wiper arm from a car?

Remove the nut that fastens the windshield wiper arm to the drive post. Using your ratchet to remove this nut will allow you to remove the wiper arm from the vehicle. Place the socket and ratchet fully over the hex nut and hold in place with one hand while Stabilizing the wiper arm by firmly gripping it with the other hand.