redzzed Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 2005 Focus due mot next month ,the rear wiper arm and blade require replacement . ..and i cant get them OFF !! i have raised the flap on the arm , removed the screw and washer , oiled and Wd40'ed . i checked on youtube and it says you can waggle the arm until it comes off , in my case it will not and the whole assembly is shaking a bit . any ideas pls ? i have a new arm and blade waiting to go on , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Might sound daft but get a hair drier and apply heat to it, it will make the metal expand enough to let it come loose had this problem before on a few cars and it works most of the time mixed in with a bit of wiggle and waggle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 The red area is the part you need to try heat the most rather than the centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Stick a puller on it, or stick the nut back on and use a pair of grips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Try not to waggle it as the bar goes through glass.Sent from my SM-G930F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzzed Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 thx ryan will give it a go tomorrow , its in the street , donna have a garage . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzzed Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 thx ryan will give it a go tomorrow , its in the street , donna have a garage . it won't come off, i cant find my extension lead (car is in the street) , so i boiled a kettle of water and carefully dribbled it over the arm/screw area for 4 mins , until it became quite warm , still will not realease . Have booked the car in for Mot next wed .and mentioned to the guy that i may ask them to fit it ( gulp) and he replied that rear wiper is not on Mot anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Hot water on a seized part ain't gonna do much. If it did I wouldn't be carrying a beast of a blow torch or sometimes using an induction heater lol. as you've already been told though, the rear wiper isn't testable so don't worry too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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