Wiper Arm Removal

[TonyTheButcha]

I need to remove the wiper arms on my 2012 Genesis Sedan. I see the nut under the rubber cap on the wiper arm but even after I remove it I still cannot get the arms to come off? Am I missing something? I feel like if I pull any harder then I am I will break something.

Thanks for the help.

 

[rc67]

Tony,

i'm right there with you. I can't even get any slight wiggle from the Wiper arms. I too am afraid to put and more force on them for fear that something will break.

 

[TonyTheButcha]

I did finally get them off. I went to Orileys Auto Parts and borrowed a gear puller. It popped them off.

Good luck and take your time.\

Cheers!

 

[kn5owa]

The genny shop manual recommends a "trim type" pry bar to get those suckers off.

 

[xiaphin]

I need to remove the wiper arms on my 2012 Genesis Sedan. I see the nut under the rubber cap on the wiper arm but even after I remove it I still cannot get the arms to come off? Am I missing something? I feel like if I pull any harder then I am I will break something.

Thanks for the help.

Out of curiosity why are you removing the entire arm?

 

[kn5owa]

People remove the arms to re-paint them -- I did -- on my aging Sonata

 

[xiaphin]

People remove the arms to re-paint them -- I did -- on my aging Sonata

Kind of figured that may be the case but these cars aren't that old so I wouldn't think they would be faded enough to merit a repaint.

 

[rc67]

I did finally get them off. I went to Orileys Auto Parts and borrowed a gear puller. It popped them off.

Good luck and take your time.\

Cheers!

I had t lift the Dang cowl cover and loosen the nuts off of the wiper motor bracket and then take it all out . I then had to use a rubber mallet to tap those darn wiper arms off. What a buzzkill. I broke the cowl on the edge and I had to order a new one...pretty expensive stuff.
Let this be a cautionary tale that, those suckers are pretty damn hard to pull off...

Someone asked the question of why remove the wiper arms, only way to get to the wiper motor.

 

[Vargas Eric]

My wipers won’t move all the way.. they are stuck and have a jerky motion at base of windshield

 

[smartypants01]

Its quite easy! Just use your fist and give a bang to the part where the split of the arm meets the base and whalla it frees it easily!

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