Windshield wiper too long

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Jan 16, 2015 | 11:22 PM

joraeperkins

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Windshield wiper too long

I need new wipers - again.... last time, we could not find wipers that fit properly - the right side does not hug the glass. the last inch does not touch the glass. So last time I went w/ 21" on the right side... still off the glass by 1/2 inch.
Today I went to Knect's tried 22" super flex Trico - same issue. He tried 4 different blades.
Question is: What are the correct blades for our 2004?

Jan 17, 2015 | 07:23 AM

dadaroo

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22 inch is correct. Has someone replaced the right wiper arm?

Jan 17, 2015 | 10:01 AM

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I'm running trico exact fit on mine. Now I will tell you, they are a touch shorter than the oem I took off.

Jan 17, 2015 | 07:57 PM

Boss75

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Originally Posted by joraeperkins

I've seen that a lot of Chevy's have this problem. My '98 2 door Tahoe has the same problem on the passenger side as well as my friends '12 Silverado and another friends '05 Silverado. I've just learned to ignore it.

Jan 18, 2015 | 10:40 AM

jackthelad

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Using Goodyear one piece blades from Costco; used their size chart - no problems at all.

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Jan 18, 2015 | 07:57 PM

Alley Oop

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sounds like something in the wiper arm is the problem.

Jan 18, 2015 | 09:03 PM

Evil-Twin

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This is a common problem with many after market wiper blades.. Not enough flex in the blade.. the way I fixed this is I've used the same OEM metal flex blade and arm and just replaced the rubber .

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