Aha - ok so just replace the arm - cool. I also understand one can pull the arm off - clean out loose bits of metal - and tighten down snug - this will cut new grooves in the wiper arm socket? Tony --- "Neal R. Hansen" <nhansen@dakotacom.net> wrote: > I had the same problem. I found that the spline in > the wiper arm goes bad. This is just soft Pot Metal > and chews up easily, whereas the wiper shaft is real > steel and the splines there don't. > Not a very expensive fix. > Neal >
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