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72C10chevy4x4 · 01-11-2003, 02:51 AM

I have officially begun my ground up resto- pulled the hood/fenders/inners off tonight (it was a three beer job) but couldn't get the wipers off. How do I get them off? I saw a little tab but the wiper didn't budge when I messed w/ the tab.

thanks,
Paul

zyggy72 · 01-11-2003, 03:08 AM

The wipers are press fit on. If you don't care much about a couple of scratches in the paint around either side of each wiper, I would suggest using the "L" shaped end of a small pry bar or the claws of a hammer to work the wiper arms off. Don't pry too hard, you may bend the cowl slightly, just pry from side to side on each wiper, they should come off.

~72'Pete~ · 01-11-2003, 03:20 AM

You have to pull the tab first!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guy above used force obviously. Use a small screwdriver to pull the tabs COMPLETELY out then the wipers will come off straight away (it taks some force) I am assuming with the guy above somebody had already removed the windshied wipers and didnt replace the tabs. Trust me the little tabs WILL come out. Take your time and do it right, youll be happier then just using brute force

~72~Pete

zyggy72 · 01-11-2003, 03:31 AM

Sorry, none of the trucks that I have or have worked on had any type of tab to remove. So that was how I understood how to take the wipers off.

~72'Pete~ · 01-11-2003, 04:50 AM

Ziggy, please dont take my post as an insult, im been drinking,and should of worded it better.............im just a dunbass.

Sorry Bro

Pete

SWINGSAX68 · 01-11-2003, 05:14 AM

DUNBASS????

fish on the grill???

the tab trick should be correct, just pop them out with a small screw driver, careful though....if I remember corectly those little clips will fly out and get lost quick. the wipers should just take a nudge or to to pull off after that.

ChevLoRay · 01-11-2003, 09:28 AM

Whoa, folks. I don't recall any "tabs" on my wipers.

What you have to do is to pry them off of the wiper shafts. There is a tool made specifically for that. It has two flat pieces on the end of the plier-type handles, and when you insert it between the bottom of the wiper and the cowl, you squeeze the handles and the wiper pops off. The tool is less than $10 bucks and it works.

There ain't no tabs on these trucks. The 88 and up.....well, THEY have tabs.

Gene · 01-11-2003, 10:19 AM

I'm with chevloray, I have had 7 of these trucks and have never seen any of these "tabs?" Could anyone post a pic of them? I have always pryed mine off by placing a rag under a prybar and then easing(not using brute force) them off. And I have never heard any clips pop out?

72C10chevy4x4 · 01-11-2003, 10:30 AM

I tried pressing the tabs up and down, couldn't do anything witht he wiper though-I wasn't applying too much force to the wiper b/c I guessed they would come off easier. thanks for the replys guys. my wiper arms have 'trico' on them, is it possible some fo the aftermarket wiper arms have tabs and others don't?

teeitup · 01-11-2003, 10:42 AM

I've seen them both ways some have tabs and some don't. I think the ones without tabs may have been broke off already.

greasemonkey · 01-11-2003, 11:51 AM

Mine don't have tabs, I just wrap a big screwdriver in a rag and lever the arm off.

ChevLoRay · 01-11-2003, 12:02 PM

Trico??? You are trying to get the wipers off of the arms, aren't you??

You don't need to remove the wiper blades from the arms. You just need to remove the wiper arms from the shafts. I told you how in my earlier post.

As far as changing blades, well, that depends on which refills you have (you said Trico). I have ANCO. Makes no biggee. IF you are planning to do a restoration, you are a loooooooooooong way from needing blades OR refills. Just get/borrow/buy the tool that I described above and remove the arms.

SWINGSAX68 · 01-11-2003, 08:13 PM

Man wipers have names....then mine are "Don't no"
LOL

01-11-2003, 02:51 AM	#1
72C10chevy4x4 UK Wildcat Fan! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 515	how do I remove windshield wipers? I have officially begun my ground up resto- pulled the hood/fenders/inners off tonight (it was a three beer job) but couldn't get the wipers off. How do I get them off? I saw a little tab but the wiper didn't budge when I messed w/ the tab. thanks, Paul

01-11-2003, 03:20 AM	#3
~72'Pete~ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 139	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO You have to pull the tab first!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guy above used force obviously. Use a small screwdriver to pull the tabs COMPLETELY out then the wipers will come off straight away (it taks some force) I am assuming with the guy above somebody had already removed the windshied wipers and didnt replace the tabs. Trust me the little tabs WILL come out. Take your time and do it right, youll be happier then just using brute force ~72~Pete

01-11-2003, 05:14 AM	#6
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	DUNBASS???? fish on the grill??? the tab trick should be correct, just pop them out with a small screw driver, careful though....if I remember corectly those little clips will fly out and get lost quick. the wipers should just take a nudge or to to pull off after that. __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

01-11-2003, 09:28 AM	#7
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Whoa, folks. I don't recall any "tabs" on my wipers. What you have to do is to pry them off of the wiper shafts. There is a tool made specifically for that. It has two flat pieces on the end of the plier-type handles, and when you insert it between the bottom of the wiper and the cowl, you squeeze the handles and the wiper pops off. The tool is less than $10 bucks and it works. There ain't no tabs on these trucks. The 88 and up.....well, THEY have tabs. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-11-2003, 10:19 AM	#8
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	I'm with chevloray, I have had 7 of these trucks and have never seen any of these "tabs?" Could anyone post a pic of them? I have always pryed mine off by placing a rag under a prybar and then easing(not using brute force) them off. And I have never heard any clips pop out? __________________ 1971 SWB 4X4 Build BOARD MEMBER #5448 BOOMER SOONER!!!!

01-11-2003, 03:08 AM	#2
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	The wipers are press fit on. If you don't care much about a couple of scratches in the paint around either side of each wiper, I would suggest using the "L" shaped end of a small pry bar or the claws of a hammer to work the wiper arms off. Don't pry too hard, you may bend the cowl slightly, just pry from side to side on each wiper, they should come off.

01-11-2003, 03:31 AM	#4
zyggy72 Can't kick the addiction! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Riverton, CT 06065 Posts: 402	Sorry, none of the trucks that I have or have worked on had any type of tab to remove. So that was how I understood how to take the wipers off.

01-11-2003, 04:50 AM	#5
~72'Pete~ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 139	Ziggy, please dont take my post as an insult, im been drinking,and should of worded it better.............im just a dunbass. Sorry Bro Pete

01-11-2003, 10:30 AM	#9
72C10chevy4x4 UK Wildcat Fan! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 515	I tried pressing the tabs up and down, couldn't do anything witht he wiper though-I wasn't applying too much force to the wiper b/c I guessed they would come off easier. thanks for the replys guys. my wiper arms have 'trico' on them, is it possible some fo the aftermarket wiper arms have tabs and others don't?

01-11-2003, 10:42 AM	#10
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,395	I've seen them both ways some have tabs and some don't. I think the ones without tabs may have been broke off already. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

01-11-2003, 11:51 AM	#11
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	Mine don't have tabs, I just wrap a big screwdriver in a rag and lever the arm off. __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

01-11-2003, 12:02 PM	#12
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Trico??? You are trying to get the wipers off of the arms, aren't you?? You don't need to remove the wiper blades from the arms. You just need to remove the wiper arms from the shafts. I told you how in my earlier post. As far as changing blades, well, that depends on which refills you have (you said Trico). I have ANCO. Makes no biggee. IF you are planning to do a restoration, you are a loooooooooooong way from needing blades OR refills. Just get/borrow/buy the tool that I described above and remove the arms. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-11-2003, 08:13 PM	#13
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	Anco.....Trico???? Man wipers have names....then mine are "Don't no" LOL __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788



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