Wiper Removal

[Aussie Frontier]

Has anyone taken the wipers off their D40?
I have removed the cap and the retaining nut but the wipers wont budge .Trying to pull the cowling off and buggered if I can get the damm wipers to come off.
Anyone?

 

[pup125]

mayb a slight tape with a hammer and a punch on the threaded rod, could b just a little stuck over time

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Yeah tried both those with a soft hammer and Nada so far
Have left them soak with WD40 . never had this much trouble pulling wipers off anything

 

[KraftyPg]

There was a thread about 18 months ago complaining about the replacement wiper blades in the 09, I remember pics but I don't remember whether there was any instructions on removal.

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Not the blades I have already done that I mean the arms themselves where they bolt on.
I want to pull the plastic cowl off at the bottom of the windscreen to paint it but cant get it off without pulling the wiper arms off first

 

[KraftyPg]

Oh Ok, doesn't the manual have it, it has just about every other nut and bolt shown and how to remove them.

 

[joshy]

the D22 ones are tappered and i had a hell of a time getting mine off. had to sort of lever it up and tap with a hammer at the same time.

 

[Aussie Frontier]

Yeah the manual says remove the nut then take the arm off
really helpful

 

[Red Dog]

Maybe you need to use a puller.

 

[montana]

lift off the screen and put some weight on the lower part rocking back and forward the taper will let go

 

[MAD D40]

the Obrien guy just popped mine off no hammer or tools.
think by vague memory grabbed them from half way up and rocked them off

 

[Aussie Frontier]

I gave up in the end and left them for the guys from Novus to do when they pull the screen. Might see if I can be there to watch them

 

[UV1111]

Thanks so much for this post and the valuable advice, without it I wouldn't have had a clue how to remove wiper arm.
Amanda.