Front windscreen wiper removal

[myfirstrover]

spray some WD40 around the top of the wiper arm nut and gently wiggle the arm about , and I mean gently

[Arctic]

I agree with the above click the link below

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...73#post1542773

[vitesse]

I got the impression he wanted to remove the wipers to get at the white scuttle clips and seal them or?

Regards

[Arctic]

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Originally Posted by HJW_NI

Good advice on here, I was replacing a cabin filter today an getting the wipers off had me stumped.

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by vitesse

I got the impression he wanted to remove the wipers to get at the white scuttle clips and seal them or?

Regards[/QUO

TE]

Hi Mike.
Original OP is from 2009 so who knows ? but Haydn was I think referring to the pollen filter hopefully and if so the link will help him or others

[rab60bit]

Originally Posted by chris75

Just for clarification, the "metal collar" is a conical or tapered insert , which is splined. THe nut tightens down onto this which pushes in and grips the arm and the shaft . As said , lift the arm off the screen to relieve spring pressure and then waggle the arm close to the shaft to break the taper fit. Careful , the insert can come flying out and go to live in the bowels of the engine bay !

The wiper arm spring loading is the villian of the piece so for a start don't entirely remove the spline nut (undo it at least a couple of turns) then once you've mastered the wiggling/tugging bit everything should free up sufficient to remove the nut and extract the arm and taper collar safely.