Wiper arms not aligned

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GMAN5166
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I have a 2002 Subaro Forrester, and the wiper arms are not aligned, They are sitting too low and do not clean the the far left of the drivers sides, Secondly, due to how they are aligned the passenger side wiper is hitting the the back edge of the hood and the paint is chipping . How do I adjust to correct
Nov 28, 2007 at 7:46 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Look where they go into the body, there is a nut, undo nut and wiggle wiper arm as it sits on a splined taper. with arms off, turn on wipers and watch pivot, it will go back and forth. Turn of with wiper switch(NOT KEY) Wiper pivot will self park. Re fit wiper arm so it sits a bottom of screen, tighten nut making sure arm is sitting on pivot fully. Test.

If wiper pivots are ok and wiper motor is servicable all should work as new.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 29, 2007 at 12:26 AM
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