Wiper squeak

[Mafoo]

Lift the arms off the screen - if the noise goes away it's in the arm.

I have this image of loads of cars driving around with their arms up off the windscreen now as the cure for squeaky wipers lol

[Liam-O]

Lift the arms off the screen - if the noise goes away it's in the arm.

I have this image of loads of cars driving around with their arms up off the windscreen now as the cure for squeaky wipers lol

well its fixed my squeak

iJoke, oiling later so will report the results

[ronk]

put the oil on the pivot and spring loops!

I wish I was as confident of the lottery numbers tonight.

[Liam-O]

yup, as i pulled the wiper up to wash the car just i got that horrible squeak so used some wd40 and job done

[ronk]

yup, as i pulled the wiper up to wash the car just i got that horrible squeak so used some wd40 and job done

OIL!

Not that stuff - the noise will soon be back!

[damian0797]

I've had the same. The problem with mine was... one end of the spring hooks over the pivot pin in the arm. Over time it has wandered to one end, this has put the body of the spring against the inner side of the arm. So when it extends and contracts it scratches on the arm, reverberates down the blade and then is amplified by the windscreen.

Solution: a squire of WD (be careful where it goes, you don't want it on the blade or screen) and lever the spring back to the centre of the pivot.

£70 Saved - lesson learnt!