MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: bluo on November 18, 2014, 08:49:49 am
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Hi guys,
I've looked all over, possibly not hard enough and if so apologies in advance!
How do I remove my front wiper arms, is there a specific tool or technique to use?
It's an 07 gti...
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Are you talking about the full arm or the wiper blade?
If it's the arm as I suspect.
Pop the hood, take off the circular cap on each arm with a flat head screwdriver.
Wiggle, WD40 and use a good bit of patience to get the wiper arm off.
If you haven't removed them before they're likely frozen on and will take a few minutes.
Don't prize them up or you risk damaging the glass or bending the metal.
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think it's a 13mm socket the nut should come off quite easily.
Might be hard to get off... where the wiper arm curves up just give it a few taps with your hand.
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lots of wiggling on end of arm should do it, oh and patience
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Wiper remover tool £5 of ebay
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Ok so I've done all of that and nothing!
The arms were off about two months ago as the scuttle tray wasn't sitting in correctly so got the dealer to sort that out and put the arms back.ever since the wiper blade on the passenger side catches the rubber to the lowest part of the a pillar- almost like it's too long!
Never had that before and the same blades are on.
Just want to adjust the arm position slightly but really struggling to get them off!!
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Wiper remover tool £5 of ebay
Yeah I got one of them and the plastic handle just started turning once there was some tension... Should have bought a more expensive one!
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Ok so I've done all of that and nothing!
The arms were off about two months ago as the scuttle tray wasn't sitting in correctly so got the dealer to sort that out and put the arms back.ever since the wiper blade on the passenger side catches the rubber to the lowest part of the a pillar- almost like it's too long!
Never had that before and the same blades are on.
Just want to adjust the arm position slightly but really struggling to get them off!!
It's hard to explain but I was in the same situation.
If you bend the lower part of the arm, the closest section to the motor so that it's parallel with the window. This takes the strain off.
Now use loads of WD40 and get wiggling.
Another one is to turn wipers on and leave them in the up position. Tackle it the same as above and repeat.
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If you have time it seems there are on ebay cheap windscreen wiper removal tools like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz45%2FSI-R32%2Fwipertool_zps0e6cf87f.jpg&hash=046e250ae4f71de238250539da052dc31db3b1f4)
GL!
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If you have time it seems there are on ebay cheap windscreen wiper removal tools like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz45%2FSI-R32%2Fwipertool_zps0e6cf87f.jpg&hash=046e250ae4f71de238250539da052dc31db3b1f4)
GL!
That's what I used when I replaced the wiper motor, makes the job easy. :happy2: Cheap too.
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If you have time it seems there are on ebay cheap windscreen wiper removal tools like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz45%2FSI-R32%2Fwipertool_zps0e6cf87f.jpg&hash=046e250ae4f71de238250539da052dc31db3b1f4)
GL!
Got one of them, that plastic handle just started turning under tension - must have been a dud!!!
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Just bin the plastic nut - use another nut against the original nut as a locking nut - use a spanner or socket and just apply force and the arms will give!
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Just bin the plastic nut - use another nut against the original nut as a locking nut - use a spanner or socket and just apply force and the arms will give!
Genius! I'll give that a go over the weekend and report back - thanks.