How To Align Windshield Wiper Arms (Andy’s Garage: Episode

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video, Andy Phillips shows how to align your windshield wiper arms. This adjustment will help you get your wiper arms pack into the correct starting position so they are wiping across the proper area on your windshield.
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@shadowstalker130666 Жыл бұрын

Man, i wish all vehicle repair vids were this clear and straight forward.

@ericawise5700 5 ай бұрын

Not only did I fix my wipers thanks to this video, but I feel happier having something explained to me so well and being able to learn something new. Thanks!

@PhillipsVision 5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad it helped

@kcjacks5180 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy. Failed safety inspection due to arm slamming into base of windshield. They wanted $75 to aline it. I watched your video laughed and fixed it myself.

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@marct7905 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody in the history of whatever could have explained it better. Thanks! A friends wiper is slapping on the bottom end on her honda. I immediately said your wipers need adjustment lol.

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@kunjiklub 6 ай бұрын

got my windshield replaced then noticed the driver side wiper was misaligned when it started to rain. Looked up several how to sites and finally found yours which helped to solve my problem. Thank you!

@PhillipsVision 6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@TheSonicendeavor 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s the problem, here’s the likely cause, here’s how to fix it (with all the necessary detail). Well done.

@gillysmob Жыл бұрын

fluffing about cost me 2.0mins of my life!

@kennylocks7209 Жыл бұрын

@TheWelshDragon86 7 ай бұрын

My 2010 VW Scirocco passenger blade been driving me crazy as it’s been hitting the bottom, now know how to adjust. Straight forward and simple guide. Thanks.

@deborahsmith4054 Жыл бұрын

My wiper blade was acting up on the passenger side and I didn’t even know how to ask the question of what was wrong. You literally have saved my soul and gave me piece

@_King_Julian_ 13 күн бұрын

thanks no one else had this. saved me a headache

@Connor_Dempsey 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a new/used car I think the dealership detailer knocked the wiper out of alignment because I didn't hear it during the test drive. A few days later I heard thumping when running the wipers. After watching this video, I marked inside the vehicle where the wiper was, I lifted the hood to access the bolt, I popped off the plastic cap, then used a socket wrench to take the nut off and then the wiper easily came off and went back into its new position. Thanks so much for this video. It is the only one I found on KZfaq. Well done. :)

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped👍

@Joopsmann 6 ай бұрын

You may need a wiper arm puller tool. They don't always come off as easily as the one in the video did. They are ~$15 on South American River. Probably have them at Dock Cargo or any auto parts store too.

@davechambers5279 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Well explained and no unnecessary drawn out narrative. Thanks.

@thisguy8368 4 ай бұрын

I recently got my windshield replaced and when I used my wipers today the alignment was so off it was hitting the edge of the frame. This video was very helpful in fixing it, thank you!

@josephwhitey 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, love the way you talk and explain the problem why it happens and how to fix it

@PhillipsVision 3 ай бұрын

Thx 👍

@shaundapeck9181 Ай бұрын

Thank you so very much. My windshield wiper was knocked out of alignment in a thunderstorm and now I can fix it.

@matthewmcginley948 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video sir!! I had my windshield replaced at my house this week by one of those mobile services and the next day I took my car out in the rain and I immediately knew the windshield wiper arms were not properly aligned. I was going to go through the pains of setting up a second appointment but now I can do it myself. 👍🏼

@coreywalker2776 7 ай бұрын

Subscribed after one viewing. Fantastic instructional. Thank you.

@PhillipsVision 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate your support

@kennethsayler7658 Жыл бұрын

Nicely explained and demonstrated, without a lot of off-topic chatter.

@jurasichero 4 ай бұрын

Fixed my problem quick with the help of your instructions. Keep up the good work

@PhillipsVision 4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped 👍

@nathanreilly636 5 ай бұрын

great video, clearing the snow left our wipers on Honda Odyssey not getting all the way to the edge of the windshield. Exactly what I needed to get them back in alignment. Thanks.

@taylo7 Ай бұрын

I was not prepared for how cool that garage is.

@JenkinsBoatWorks 11 ай бұрын

Way to go Andy. My wife’s Jeep wrangler had this problem. Fixed both wipers in about 10 minutes, tops. Thank you very much

@PhillipsVision 11 ай бұрын

Awesome 👍

@theresachester3845 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this detailed and succinct video. It helped me every step of the way in fixing the alignment on my wipers!

@PhillipsVision 4 ай бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped

@dc5046 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. My wipers knock against each other when they come down, I will use your instructions. And I never realized the effect of ice on the windshield on the motor for wipers. Thank you for that info.

@valenting4926 7 ай бұрын

I had no idea I can do it myself. Thanks!!!

@PhillipsVision 7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@johnprince3290 10 ай бұрын

My son passed this on to me. Thank you very good video!!!!

@jackrburns 9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the video. After my Chrysler Town and country windshield was replaced my driver wiper was completely out of alignment. Now I see what I need to do to fix it.

@susettehorspool2646 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. It's exactly what I needed. Now I don't have to order a new windshield wiper motor like the auto shop recommended. (I figured it was something simple. I just tried to adjust it wrong-without loosening the nut, which then loosened itself and the wiper went wacko!)

@dananorflett7050 Жыл бұрын

Just used this technique on my 2022 Mazda cx-5, wipers turned on while driving through a car wash 🙈 but this saved me a trip to the dealership. Very informative and helpful thank you!

@joshstabler3438 11 ай бұрын

The info. about the alignment marks on the glass was helpful. I’ve been a car enthusiast my entire life, and taking off and installing wiper arms with those darned splines has always been something I dreaded. I can never get them lined up, and “one or two splines” of adjustment only moves it by a micro amount. But, I never noticed the marks in the glass! That’s helpful info.- thanks!

@oldgamer49 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I knew what I was doing, but just needed to make sure I was not missing any steps :). No time to mess about when you are working outside at -25. Great video.

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the comment

@ashiekg 6 ай бұрын

As most people already said.. You explain it perfectly.. This is the first time I see an explanation video which is worth every time minute.. You showed the problem, explained a possible or common cause and then perfectly explained how to solve it.. Nice bro👌🏼🤙🏼

@PhillipsVision 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback and support. Glad the video was helpful 👍

@ashiekg 6 ай бұрын

@@PhillipsVision will try out tomorrow morning!

@BxCortez2050 2 жыл бұрын

I actually never knew there were markings ..thank you !!!

@TheMrjpb 10 ай бұрын

Just fixed mine, thank you! And found out my mechanic left a spark plug in the water runoff channel…

@bryantfree2373 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, mine is banging the trim when going at a fast rate. Helps a lot

@lisalefleur2977 23 күн бұрын

That was so easy to watch and I literally aligned my wipers myself. Thanks

@randomstuffplusone7223 Жыл бұрын

This happened to me after I got my car back from getting a new windshield

@matthewstarliper4074 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video! I watched it and then did the same thing to my car and your guidance worked out completely perfectly!

@chucknorrismeta3171 11 ай бұрын

thanks so much. I will try on my Prius now

@sachinperera1900 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Your video saved me some cash and time.

@willielambert6923 Жыл бұрын

Hey Andy I wanna thank you and I appreciate this video.I have a 2022 mustang this past weekend in Maryland it rained all weekend and.. The passager side wiper arm.was all the over to the driver's side crashing into the other wiper arm. But your tip help me straighten it out. By losing the passager wiper arm and lining it up. And retighten the arm.It worked again thanks. I appreciate you 👍

@itsme124 Жыл бұрын

You rock! I appreciate the close up photos in the video. It really helps me know what I'm looking for! Now, I'm just hoping tightening this is the issue for why one of them is not moving instead of the motor on the windshield arm.

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

👍

@Flowerchild778 2 ай бұрын

That's what someone told my husband, (so it must be the wiper motor🙄) I'm so glad I ran across this particular video. I was only looking to shorten a wiper blade lol

@13Twon13 4 ай бұрын

Man you are a great teacher ! Thank you for your help. Nothing to it was a quick fix due to your video and the way you taught me to do this job I subscribe to your channel you should definitely put out more content.

@PhillipsVision 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and your support 👍

@pinkpawsempire5917 10 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Very helpful! Your video tutorial is very easy to understand.

@daniellewilliams8861 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! Very clear and helpful.

@PhillipsVision 5 ай бұрын

👍

@omayne Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video and explanation. I have the opposite issue that my wiper arm on the driver side doesn't go fully up, and it's really annoying. I will try out your directions and post an update

@margaretscanlan8082 Жыл бұрын

Your explanation was very clear, I feel confident to now have a go and adjust mine on my car.

@globalkaos67 Ай бұрын

Straightforward video...Thanx

@kandaman304 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! You do a very good job explaining stuff. I ran into this problem recently after the wiper motor got changed. I'll use the tips you provided to fix my issue. Thanks

@jovicrazed Жыл бұрын

How do you know where to line it up on windshields that don't have markers on them?

@JamesStokesFilms 10 ай бұрын

If I can offer any feed back, really good technical knowledge, really well articulated. However, a little slow getting through it. If that could be ammended, I think you'd have the perfect set up but I am impatient lol. But thank you, I now know how to fix my problem. Appreciate it!

@Flowerchild778 2 ай бұрын

Or maybe you could change your playback speed. I have to do this for lots of video.

@williamking8033 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful!

@87talvarez 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I was able to realign my wiper. My driver side wiper was hitting my vehicle as well. Awesome 👍🏼

@williamstanbro4594 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@ashishnagia6005 2 жыл бұрын

You have explained it very well, I was facing the similar issue after the engineer re-installed the wipers, but he did not align them properly. This video helped me fixing it myself without taking it to the workshop :) Thanks!!

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@srsw1233 Жыл бұрын

You know what, i feel like repair shop dont care. They did same to me and even worse. This is very useful, i am going to try now 👍

@odingames1222 5 ай бұрын

Good job 👍

@DomoKuchikan 4 ай бұрын

Very good explanation! However the grooves on my wiper arm were worn out and i didn't notice it, so i overtightened it and the part with the threads snapped off. Now i hope you have a video on changing that linkage arm 🤣

@PhillipsVision 4 ай бұрын

I don’t, but will definitely keep that in mind for future content

@AimGobalWorldBibleSchool 5 ай бұрын

Thanks man... Good Job!

@canoyjoshlowenstein4593 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man, very informative and everything.

@michaeljimenez410 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I recently purchased an old Honda for commuting and today on the highway the wipers were about to fly off from how far they extended. Completely out of place. I will fix this once I go home thank you for the clear instructions!

@user-jg7qw6bn1t Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the help!!

@johndaugherty7779 Ай бұрын

Extremely well done. Thank you.

@PhillipsVision Ай бұрын

Thx

@taznommom6360 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!! Now I can do it easily by myself!

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@rodriafirera85 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info dude, appreciated

@TheLondinium Жыл бұрын

Very simple and clear explanation. Thanks a lot for the video dude.

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

👍

@tongher6664 2 жыл бұрын

great show and accurate.

@user-qv8ok2wt7c 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man !

@ghadrisidahmed8911 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man , good explanation 👍

@PhillipsVision 3 жыл бұрын

Thx

@mariabarajas1421 Жыл бұрын

Great content 👍

@elvis7725 Жыл бұрын

Good video ;)

@zorroazul20 Жыл бұрын

Nice work thanks sir

@7kcirred Жыл бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you! I’m not typically handy…If it helps anyone else: I was able to wiggle the arm off without a puller tool once I realized that I needed to lift only the bottom section of the wiper blade off the windshield to reduce the tension and wiggle it free. Hard to explain…

@leifcoutinho Жыл бұрын

Thank you helped me a lot

@juancasillas3751 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir. Great!!!

@UpstateCamperVan 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you👍

@EliteNK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This fixed my 2003 Jaguar!

@PhillipsVision 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped👍

@bobbylynch3392 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much !!!! life saver !!!

@dreamweb14 8 ай бұрын

Same problem facing, thanks bro

@Chrisswinter Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏🏼

@hestiasgardenhomestead7562 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I thought I completely screwed it up, after changing out my coil on my van. Looks like it should be easy to fix

@amaruanubis805 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@lisaw2504 Жыл бұрын

I've never had any issue with this however I have massively rubbing too tight wipers against the windshield , can you tell me how to adjust that ??

@hulkhammerman11 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@PhillipsVision 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

@nelsonpun Жыл бұрын

My driver side adjusted just like in the video no problems. Could not get my passenger side to move. It looks like there was some permanently attached washer holding it down under the nut . Is it normal that the passenger side cannot be adjusted? On a Chevy volt 2016

@Capthowdy098 Жыл бұрын

I know this video has been up for a while and it's clear and concise, but I feel like it still needs to be mentioned. If these steps are not working and/or if the retention nut on your wiper was loose. Make sure the wiper motor is indexed as well, as the wiper to the newly indexed motor. Lived in Arizona for 16 yrs wipers were never a problem in 20 days of being in Utah during the winter, mine was making the X shape while driving down the interstate in a blizzard. This is not a joyous experience and I don't recommend 😆.

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input 👍

@starlife7750 2 ай бұрын

Great video, very educational!!❤ Just one reaction: "If you sit on the driver's side, isn't the shorter wiper (the one in front of the driver passenger) positioned too high! Viewing both wipers from the outside, one can notice that wiper on the passenger side is set higher than the one on the driver's side. Is that all right?

@PhillipsVision 2 ай бұрын

If you use the windshield you’ll have them in the correct location. The passenger is slightly higher since it needs to be above the driver side arm

@alicegarcia9873 8 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for this sharing video. I wonder if anyone here knows if aligning my wiper still covered/under warranty? I just bought my hyundai santa cruz last april. I have an appt booked next week but don't know if they will charge me to do this alignment...since the receptionist just booked me for ( wiper )service ..

@bernalovett5537 4 ай бұрын

What if the wiper won’t come off? And also there are no markers on the windshield on how to line it up 2000 Chevy impala

@bobburnett1691 Жыл бұрын

I liked the video very much Now how do I stop the chatter noise my blades are making they don't seem to want to flex back and forth like they should.

@randallicious729 5 ай бұрын

on another video, they mentioned some sort of "goo" to stick in there before reassembling everything. is this just optional or does it improve the durability or duration in amy way?

@PhillipsVision 5 ай бұрын

It may be a lubricant, but I don’t think it’s necessary. It may just make the application easier.

@normanacree1635 Жыл бұрын

Can the 'tightness' of the nut be responsible for the wiper scraping and causing that awful noise as the wiper sweeps across the windshield? Or does it need to be pretty tight and something else is causing the awful noise?

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

It needs to be tights so the blade won’t slip, but do not over tighten. The issue you are having could be caused by the rubber blade being worn or dried out. There are metal clamps that hold the rubber blade, when the rubber gets too worn they will scrape the windshield. If that’s your problem, be careful so you don’t scratch the glass.

@TheNorcoGuy85 Жыл бұрын

How tight do you tighten it, do I tighten it until it can't anymore, I'm afraid to tight and it won't move 😂. 2020 Compass

@PhillipsVision Жыл бұрын

Tighten until it gets tight then tighten an additional 1/8” - 1/4” turn to make secure

@RuiSilvinha1997 6 ай бұрын

I've got a focus mk1 and the wiper blades do that 'squicking' noise even after replacing, could this process solve it?

@PhillipsVision 6 ай бұрын

If they are not out of alignment it will not solve the problem. Could be the brand of the blades

@dorotaczarkowski3935 Жыл бұрын

Are there gonna be actual alignment marks

@Connor_Dempsey 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video. Thanks 👍

@chrischery2733 Жыл бұрын

It helps me but my car is different, I have an 08 grand marquis it has the same problem which is the windshields are not aligning but mine does have a bolt to screw

@mylifejourney74 8 ай бұрын

interesting. My passenger side go up and parks without an issue, but my drivers side, if I park it correctly, it doesnt go up all the way like its supposed to. So I went ahead and adjust it, and then it wouldn't park properly. I don't know what is going on with the drivers side.

@PhillipsVision 8 ай бұрын

Make sure the nut is fully tightened and that the gear is not stripped