Best windshield wiper removal tool?

[roger55]

I was looking at this one:

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/windshield-wiper-arm-removers-p-11763.aspx?cid=BINGSHOP

Is this the best?

 

[Tunger]

Never used that type, I've always used a battery terminal puller if I couldn't remove them by hand. Cheap and works well.

 

[toxiclows]

same here on the batttery puller tool works great

 

[roger55]

I found this one. It might be the best out there. Kind of expensive though. I really like the slide hammer idea it has.

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/equalizer-wiper-arm-removal-kit-p-16749.aspx

 

[ImportTuner]

^^^ Slight overkill with the slide hammer .. battery terminal/windshield wiper removal tool works great ..

 

[twincam00]

Just dont use a prybar, that technique cost me a windshield

 

[wheats71]

lisle tools makes a battery terminal/wiper arm puller. it has fairly small jaws which i find get under most wiper arms.
if i knew how to make the link thing happen i would but check out lisletools.com under battery tools look for #54150
i have used this tool for years

 

[roger55]

lisle tools makes a battery terminal/wiper arm puller. it has fairly small jaws which i find get under most wiper arms.
if i knew how to make the link thing happen i would but check out lisletools.com under battery tools look for #54150
i have used this tool for years

Thanks.
I found that one:

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-54150-Battery-Terminal-Puller/dp/B000I14RY6

Plus Lisle makes this one too:

http://www.amazon.com/OTC-4676-Windshield-Wiper-Puller/dp/B000L7JQE8/ref=pd_sim_auto_1

I don't understand how they would work on a wiper arm. The wiper arm completely covers the top of the wiper shaft. You can't screw it down like you can a batter terminal.

 

[wheats71]

what kind of wiper arm are you working on?

 

[BigAl62]

There are several ways wiper arms are attached and each uses a different type tool. The one posted by the OP in his first post is for the older style that has a clip at the bottom that needs to be pressed while the arm is removed. The battery terminal puller works on the newer style that is retained by a nut on top of the arm. The right tool will be determined by how the arm is retained.

 

[Stephenw]

A battery cable puller often does not have enough reach. They make universal windshield wiper arm pullers.

I took a picture of my Snap-on battery cable puller on a wiper arm. Note that the forcing screw is fully retracted and the puller arms are not long enough to get under the wiper arm.

 

[greasemonkey44]

ive used a full size two jaw puller, a wrench and pry bar
usually they come off by hand; its just a matter of releasing the lock(be it a nut or a piece of the arm that has to slide back

 

[roger55]

The one posted by the OP in his first post is for the older style that has a clip at the bottom that needs to be pressed while the arm is removed.

Correct. These things can get stuck on pretty tight. You have to release the clip and they get scratched or damaged very easy.

 

[bgott]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1785&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[MattPersman]

I have had pretty good luck with this http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1496&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

 

[countryroad82]

I have a funky screwdriver/ awl thingy I have used for years to get that style wiper arms off. It has worked well for me. As for other styles I haven't needed any real tools to remove them. Some you can put a piece of stiff wire or small drill bit between a hole, others have a clip you raise, then some all you have to do is remove a bolt and GENTLY wiggle the arm off.

 

[roger55]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1785&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

It's hard to tell from the photo how that works. Have you used one on my type of wiper?

 

[roger55]

I have had pretty good luck with this http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1496&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

That one won't work with my type of wiper.

 

[bgott]

It's hard to tell from the photo how that works. Have you used one on my type of wiper?

It's for your type of wiper. It reaches around and hooks the edge away from the hinge. then you work the tool and the arm up and down and wiggle the socket off of the stud. Usually, when you try to remove the arm you can't get even force and the socket binds, the tool evens the force.

 

[roger55]

It's for your type of wiper. It reaches around and hooks the edge away from the hinge. then you work the tool and the arm up and down and wiggle the socket off of the stud. Usually, when you try to remove the arm you can't get even force and the socket binds, the tool evens the force.

Thanks! I'll get one of those.

 

[roger55]

I just ordered it.

Wow, shipping was free. That was a surprise.

 

[MattPersman]

let us know how this works out, what kind of vehicle?

 

[roger55]

let us know how this works out, what kind of vehicle?

Will do.
I have a 55 Chevy Bel Air, 57 Chevy pickup, '69 Corvette and an '83 El Camino SS that all have these type of wiper mounts.

 

[BigAl62]

A battery cable puller often does not have enough reach. They make universal windshield wiper arm pullers.

I took a picture of my Snap-on battery cable puller on a wiper arm. Note that the forcing screw is fully retracted and the puller arms are not long enough to get under the wiper arm.

It works better if you remove the nut!

 

[Your Father]

Windshield wiper removal tool. Thats a new one for me. But, I only work on older cars. Never had a problem removing a wiper arm. Weird.

 

[roger55]

Windshield wiper removal tool. Thats a new one for me. But, I only work on older cars. Never had a problem removing a wiper arm. Weird.

Take a look at this:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=460435