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Wiper arm options?

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Read my prior post about a super easy and cheap wiper military-civilian conversion.

Super easy windshield wiper military to civilian on the cheap.

1- remove arm from vehicle. 2- remove blade from arm. Save screw and bolt! 3- grind off rivets that hold the blade receiver to the arm. [EDIT 05/28/2020 - just cut the arm immediately proximal to the closest rivet. Just cut it off and forget about all the grinding and smoothing. The arm...
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This worked great for me, 11 or 12 inch wiper from your favorite store, drill out center rivet, put original wiper arm in, install bolt from old wiper blade (not to tight, allow wiper to move), that's all, like I said works great.
 
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My way costs no more than the price of civilian wiper blades (like 10 bucks?).

You need to know how to and have the ability to use a drill. Might be hard for some. LOL
 
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jkcondrey said:
SECOND THAT ON THE YJ ARMS. I JUST DID THIS AS WELL. NEW ARMS AND BLADES LITERALLY TOOK ABOUT 1 MINUTE.
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I have a new repro YJ wiper arm on hand, a new pivot and the fit is loose. It won't rotate on the drum but it will lift right off. The tab just barely engages the bottom of the drum. The tab, being spring steel is resisting attempts to bend it for a tighter fit. Diameter of a used YJ drum is .012 larger than the new pivot.
After a different approach, the tab is now engaging better, but that clearance issue leads me to believe that there could be an eventual stripping problem. How long have you been using the YJ arms?
 
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The arms I used were listed as jeep YJ. They have a little rod that prevents the spring action from closing while not on the vehicle. Once i put the arm and blade onto the wiper motor shaft, I pulled the arm up a little and removed the pin. The spring then latches onto the shaft and the arm is pushed onto glass. I used them another truck as well as this one. Fit is snug. I honestly don't use them too often though, so in regards to daily driver kind of use, I do not know how that would turn out. But I couldn't physically pull them off by hand.
 
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jkcondrey said:
The arms I used were listed as jeep YJ. They have a little rod that prevents the spring action from closing while not on the vehicle. Once i put the arm and blade onto the wiper motor shaft, I pulled the arm up a little and removed the pin. The spring then latches onto the shaft and the arm is pushed onto glass. I used them another truck as well as this one. Fit is snug. I honestly don't use them too often though, so in regards to daily driver kind of use, I do not know how that would turn out. But I couldn't physically pull them off by hand.
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Thank you for that input. The arm I have came the same way with the pin. Daily usage is the issue.
 
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Just a fyi that the OE wiper blades can be found at any hd store easily like napa as they are common in the hd/truck market. Not at your auto zones or wal mart stores. Typically run around $6 each.
 
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juanprado said:
Just a fyi that the OE wiper blades can be found at any hd store easily like napa as they are common in the hd/truck market. Not at your auto zones or wal mart stores. Typically run around $6 each.
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Thank you. If I go forward with this project, I will go with the Anco 31-12 solution by Tobash.
 
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Stupid question! Tired from getting HMMWV ready for cruising the coast.

how do you install the wiper arms. It doesn’t appear that the motor returns to a set position. I know how to attach them just don’t know if the wiper bolt is keyed to a set position. Don’t want them going up the frame of windshield or binding.
 
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I believe the oe wiper arms have an alignment slot on the knurl so if the wiper linkage is hooked up correctly to a working motor, it should not let them go that far. They park at something close to a 45' angle,
 
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