From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/23/23 11:08 PM, Xeno wrote:   
   > 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.    
      
   I think that's it.  It only chatters one way.  I didn't replace that one   
   when I replaced the long one because it was on the passenger side and    
   just didn't need replacing.  I suspect stiffness is the problem.  I    
   should have replaced it two weeks ago.  We actually NEED them now!   
      
   I used to buy Tripl-Edge, but now they only do them mail order.  Or they   
   may even be out of business, which is a shame.  I used those for many    
   years and they went to the knackers along with the Sentra that couldn't    
   pass smog tests any more.   
      
   No complaint about the Rain-X beam I bought at Walmart for the driver side.   
      
   Opinion on beam vs conventional?   
      
   > 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.   
      
   It's kind of amazing how cheap windshield washer fluid is.  Until I    
   bought the 2013 Corolla I never had a working washer :-)   
      
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