1992-1999 Series I L27 (1992-1994 SE,SLE, SSE) & Series II L36 (1995-1999 SE, SSE, SLE) and common problems for the Series I and II L67 (all supercharged models 92-99) Including Olds 88's, Olds LSS's and Buick Lesabres Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.

Wipers

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 06:45 PM
  #1  
metzmo's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
metzmo is on a distinguished road
Default Wipers

The windshield wipers on my Bonneville will not go all the way down. They go up to their normal position just not all the way down. I tried taking the entire arm off and putting them back on in the down position, but I can't get them off. Can someone tell me how?
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 08:58 PM
  #2  
willwren's Avatar
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 11
Likes: 13
willwren is on a distinguished road
Default

There'* a little clip underneath that holds it onto the grooved driveshaft. You have to pull the clip back (it won't come off), and lift the wiper arm up.
Reply
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 09:11 PM
  #3  
metzmo's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
metzmo is on a distinguished road
Default Wipers

How far back do the tabs pull out? I seen those and managed to pull them back some, but still couldn't get he arms off. Thanks for the advice I will try again. :D
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 05:39 PM
  #4  
acg_ssei's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,409
Likes: 1
From: Chicago, IL
acg_ssei is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Wipers

Originally Posted by metzmo
How far back do the tabs pull out? I seen those and managed to pull them back some, but still couldn't get he arms off. Thanks for the advice I will try again.
If I recall right, you lift the arm up off the windshield with one hand, and hold it up while pulling the locking tab out. When the tab is out as far as it will go, you'll find you can release the wiper arm and it won't go back down. At this point some gentle wiggling or pulling on the arm in various directions will eventually work it off its splined shaft.

Having said all that, I think the shaft is indexed so that the wiper arm only goes on in one position; you don't get to reattach it one notch further to the right, or something like that. If the wipers are not parking properly, the problem is in either the motor or the linkage, not in the position of the wiper arm on its shaft.
Reply
Old Mar 31, 2003 | 07:00 PM
  #5  
metzmo's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
metzmo is on a distinguished road
Default Wipers

Is there a way to adjust the linkage? Or will the motor need replaced? They work fine they just don't go all the way down.
Reply
Old Apr 1, 2003 | 11:31 AM
  #6  
acg_ssei's Avatar
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,409
Likes: 1
From: Chicago, IL
acg_ssei is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Wipers

Originally Posted by metzmo
Is there a way to adjust the linkage? Or will the motor need replaced? They work fine they just don't go all the way down.
Do they even _try_ to park? i.e. When you switch them off, do they make an extra downward park motion, or just quit, or what? I'm trying to figure out here what part of the normal operation has gone away.

If they just stop a little higher up on the glass than they used to, maybe there'* a bent linkage arm or something. If they just quit at the bottom of a return sweep and don't do that extra downwards park movement, maybe there'* a wiring problem in the motor.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
egladman
1987-1991
11
Apr 12, 2003 10:54 PM
bonni21
1992-1999
6
Mar 19, 2003 06:07 AM
StoopidSavant
1992-1999
16
Mar 4, 2003 10:13 PM
Sol
Performance, Brainstorming & Tuning
11
Feb 14, 2003 10:28 PM
Mr Bean
1992-1999
4
Jan 21, 2003 12:25 PM




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:26 AM.