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I have a 1991 f-350 and my windshield wipers dont work very well, i have replaced the wipers and arms and the new ones still dont touch in the center. any ideas?

By bigdawg822 Asked Oct 16 2006 4:56PM
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by Darryl61 on Oct 16, 2006 at 6:11 pm Permalink

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I think TJ touched on a possible solution in her previous comment. You may want to look into replacing the springs in the lower part of the wiper arm. Also, make sure the lower wiper arm is pushed fully down on the pivot post. These are the only things I can think of that would cause this problem with different wiper arms.
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by bigdawg822 on Oct 17, 2006 at 12:45 pm Permalink

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well i found the problem, after taking it apart again i noticed while pulling the arm there was slop in the pivot shaft! so thanx for the reply's. hopefully i can replace them without to much trouble.
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by bigdawg822 on Oct 16, 2006 at 5:18 pm Permalink

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no it calls for 18 inch and that is what i put on and even tryed another set of blades and not the cheap ones i bought the new rain ex after the anco didnt work very well thinking the blades were old but didnt help at all.
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by littleknown on Oct 16, 2006 at 5:12 pm Permalink

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Did you just replace the same size that was on your truck or did you look it up for the correct length? Sometimes you use only whats available and it is smaller than what is supposed to be on the vehicle.
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Avatar tjatherton Oct, 16 2006 at 05:33 PM
http://car-guru.com/ford/1-955-wipers-read.shtml this is a forum where people have tried longer wipers and with no problems, they may need to replace the springs in the arm, but that they clear the edge of the windshield and give better visual.


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