techman41973@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have a 97 accord (190K). Over the past 40K miles, I noticed that the
> drivers side wiper blade leaves streaks. I tried replacing the blade
> from a Trico to a Honda stock. Still the same problem.
> Recently I noticed that the blade is buckling in certain parts as if
> there is too much pressure from the arm. There is no such buckling on
> the passenger blade which continues to wipe fine.
> Is there some way to adjust the pressure of the wiper arm on the blade?
> This problem may have something to do with getting a new winshield a
> year ago. However, I am not sure if this problem was happening before
> that.
> Thanks
>
Check the wiper blade angle. When the blade is halfway through it's arc
the blade and it's holder should be at a right angle to the glass. If
the wiper frame is tilting either direction GENTLY bend the arm in the
opposite way. I usually use a small square on the side of the wiper
frame to check for the angle. Ideally the entire blade should fold over
on each stroke. When you get streaks it is because of wear on the wiping
edge OR the blade isn't folding completely.

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Steve W.

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