Windshield wiper chatter - '89
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From: The Motor City
Windshield wiper chatter - '89
Had the car out today and it started raining - hard!
Turned the wipers on and noticed that they chatter quite baddly on the 'up' stroke; they don't chatter at all moving back down to their 'rest' position.
Anybody know how to fix this? Somebody once told me that I can just twist the wiper arm alittle and it would a lieviate the chatter, but they never specificed in which direction to twist. Is this true? If so, in what direction (towards the top of the windshield or the bottom)?
Thanks in advance.
Turned the wipers on and noticed that they chatter quite baddly on the 'up' stroke; they don't chatter at all moving back down to their 'rest' position.
Anybody know how to fix this? Somebody once told me that I can just twist the wiper arm alittle and it would a lieviate the chatter, but they never specificed in which direction to twist. Is this true? If so, in what direction (towards the top of the windshield or the bottom)?
Thanks in advance.
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From: The Motor City
Re: Windshield wiper chatter - '89 (LaVidaLoca)
Do you use Rain-X?
And while I see your point - just use Rain-X and you won't even need your wipers - it still doesn't solve the chatter problem.
But thanks.
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Re: Windshield wiper chatter - '89 (TheCorvetteKid)
No actually the point was Rain-X causes the chatter. There have been a couple of threads about this issue.
I have had the problem on several of my cars and have quit using it.
I have had the problem on several of my cars and have quit using it.
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Re: Windshield wiper chatter - '89 (LaVidaLoca)
Really?!? :eek:
I haven't used the product much on my Corvette. Maybe once or twice. And that was a number of years ago. It's good information to know - I'll stop using myself.
But I still think that my chatter has nothing to do with the Rain-X since its been so long since I last used it.
I haven't used the product much on my Corvette. Maybe once or twice. And that was a number of years ago. It's good information to know - I'll stop using myself.
But I still think that my chatter has nothing to do with the Rain-X since its been so long since I last used it.
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Re: Windshield wiper chatter - '89 (TheCorvetteKid)
Try turning the wipers on "high" I get horrible chatter on low, or intermittent settings, but if I put it on high, no chattering at all. :cheers:
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Re: Windshield wiper chatter - '89 (JCAIRE2)
Actually when the wiper are on high, the chatter is reduced but still there.
There HAS to be a solution to this. There is no way that GM expected new customers to pay the prices they where asking for these cars new and have them accept chattering windshield wipers! I can't see ANYBODY putting up with this.
There HAS to be a solution to this. There is no way that GM expected new customers to pay the prices they where asking for these cars new and have them accept chattering windshield wipers! I can't see ANYBODY putting up with this.
