Cleaning Leaves in the Wipers Rest Area
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I noticed I got leaves under the black plastic wiper rest area but it is pretty hard to clean as there is not much access. Is it as simple as opening up the hood and removing a few screws to remove the plastic piece to be able to clean underneath? Or is this something someone should leave alone and not touch unless really necessary?
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Good thinking CL6 but I did that. The problem is that the damned leaves (or pieces of leaves) are very deep under the plastic covered area and still not reachable even with the wipers out of the way. That's why I've been thinking about taking the plastic part off to be able to get rid of those leaves...
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I just use a shop vac with a long, slender nozzle (which is about a foot long and only 2" in diameter) attachment to suck them all out!
I would imagine any vacuum with a long, slender nozzle attachment would also work.
Works great.
I would imagine any vacuum with a long, slender nozzle attachment would also work.
Works great.
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Thanks for the inputs. I did try the shop vac with the long nozzle accessory but only got mitigated success. The long nozzle accessory was too big and did not get deep enough. I have not tried the leaf blower though; I wonder if it would work with the small pieces of leaves (or other stuff falling from trees) or if it would just push them further into the drain/mesh area... Looks like no one ever removed the plastic part for cleaning purposes.
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Originally Posted by Sylvain
Thanks for the inputs. I did try the shop vac with the long nozzle accessory but only got mitigated success. The long nozzle accessory was too big and did not get deep enough. I have not tried the leaf blower though; I wonder if it would work with the small pieces of leaves (or other stuff falling from trees) or if it would just push them further into the drain/mesh area... Looks like no one ever removed the plastic part for cleaning purposes.
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Long Nozzle = Crevice Attachment
Originally Posted by Treblig
There is a crevice attachment that may have come with the shop vac. Or is that what you are calling the "long nozzle" ?
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In instances such as this (or similarly when cleaning out the housing for the cabin air filter) I duct tape a piece of 3/4 inch diameter pvc to the end of the Shop Vac "crevice tool" (which I agree is often too big). It's a jury rigged solution but only takes 30 seconds to set up and works like a charm.
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Originally Posted by Sylvain
I know that's what I meant by long nozzle... Do you find it does the trick for you? Am I the only one with nasty bits and pieces from the trees?
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Originally Posted by kmcheney
In instances such as this (or similarly when cleaning out the housing for the cabin air filter) I duct tape a piece of 3/4 inch diameter pvc to the end of the Shop Vac "crevice tool" (which I agree is often too big). It's a jury rigged solution but only takes 30 seconds to set up and works like a charm. ![2 Cents](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/2cents.gif)
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Originally Posted by kmcheney
(...) I duct tape a piece of 3/4 inch diameter pvc to the end of the Shop Vac "crevice tool" (which I agree is often too big). It's a jury rigged solution but only takes 30 seconds to set up and works like a charm.(...)
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