Windshield arm or motor 2003 Buick LeSaber

2003 BUICK LESABRE
14,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MOEMAM
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The passenger side windshield wiper works and the driver side doesn't. You can move the blade with your hand. The wiper motor works because the passenger side come on when I turn the car on. How do I check and replace the driver side arm or blade?
Dec 11, 2010 at 3:34 AM
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FACTORYJACK
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It sounds like the arm is at fault. Either the arm lifts a few inches from the windshield, and a metal pawl near the pivot slides out and unlocks the arm from the splines, or there is a pivot bolt under a trim cap at the pivot.
Dec 11, 2010 at 4:46 AM
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