From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 24/2/2023 5:21 pm, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > It doesn't look or feel old.  Why does it do this?   I usually just   
   > replace them (SoCal -- it hardly ever rains here) when they start to   
   > tear.  Is there any reason to choose a beam type rather than the   
   > conventional type?   
   >   
   Wiper blades sometimes chatter when they are not at right angles to the   
   glass. The rubber insert has to flip flop over when they change   
   direction and adopt a dragging wiping motion. If the blade cannot flip,   
   it will adopt a forward wedging (chiselling) action on the glass in one   
   direction, especially in the presence of road grease. What I do is get a   
   4" adjustable wrench and fit it around the thin part of the wiper arm,   
   then use it as a lever to square up the arm near where it attaches to   
   the wiper blades assembly. If the arm is painted, a piece of cotton   
   cloth between the adjustable wrench jaws and the painted arm section   
   will prevent scuffing.   
      
   Oh, and don't forget to try cleaning the glass first.   
      
   HTH   
      
   --   
   Xeno   
      
      
   Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.   
          (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)   
      
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